Focus On Physical Science: California Grade 8

Chapter 1: Motion

Math Practice

1.
An object travels 1500 ft in 5 seconds. What is the rate in feet per second?
A)150 feet per second
B)7500 feet per second
C)300 feet per second
D)750 feet per second
2.
An airplane travels 3400 miles at 420 mph. What is the time in hours?
A)1,428,000 hours
B)8.1 hours
C)4.2 hours
D)0.12 hours
3.
An airplane is traveling 0.5 ft/s. How far does it travel in 1 second?
A)5 feet
B)1 foot
C)10 feet
D)0.5 foot
4.
An airplane is traveling 0.5 ft/s. How far does it travel in 10 seconds?
A)5 feet
B)0.5 foot
C)1 foot
D)10 feet
5.
If a train travels at the rate of 40 feet per minute, what distance will it travel in 4 minutes?
A)16 feet
B)10 feet
C)160 feet
D)80 feet
6.
At the rate of 30 feet per minute, could you travel 270 feet in 9 minutes?
A)No, it would take 8 minutes.
B)yes
C)No, it would take 3 minutes.
D)No, it would take 7 minutes.
7.
If a turtle crawls 8 inches in 1 minute, how far can it go in 5 minutes?
A)5 inches
B)9 inches
C)6 inches
D)40 inches
8.
If a car goes 113 kilometers per hour, how far can it go in 5 hours?
A)565 km
B)113 km
C)22.6 km
D)500 km
9.
Fred rode his bike for 3 hours and rode 15 kilometers. How fast did Fred ride?
A)15 km/h
B)45 km/h
C)5 km/h
D)3 km/h
10.
Ahmed swam 91 meters in 1 minute. If he swam 364 meters, how long did he swim?
A)33,124 minutes
B)4 minutes
C)91 minutes
D)0.25 minute
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