Speed
A cyclist travels 20 km in 4 hrs. Calculate the speed of the cyclist.
5 km/hr
Jim travelled at a speed of 18.0 m/s for 2.0 s. Calculate the distance Jim travels.
36 m
A beetle travels at a speed of 0.09 m/s, it travels a distance of 1.08 m before it is caught in a jar. Calculate the time taken for the beetle to run.
12 seconds
Name a time unit
Hours, Days, Minutes, Seconds, etc.
What is the formula for Speed
Speed=Distance/Time
The distance between two cities is 176 km, it takes me 7 hours to travel between these cities, determine my average speed.
25.1 km/hr
A girl cycles for 30s at a speed of 4 m/s. Calculate the distance she travels.
120m
A train travels at a speed of 16 m/s and travel a distance of 3200 m, calculate the time it takes the train to complete this journey.
200 seconds
Name a distance unit
Miles, Meters, Kilometers, centimeters
What is position?
Location of an object related to something else
John is a runner. He runs the 100m sprint in 20.0 s. Calculate the John’s speed.
5 m/s
A shark swims at a constant speed of 8.7 m/s for 22 s. Calculate the distance travelled by the whale.
191.4m
Calculate the time it takes to travel a distance of 672 km at a speed of 96 km/h.
7 Hours
Name a speed unit
Mph, km/hr, m/s
What is Motion?
A change in position related to another object
A car travels a distance of 370km in 4 hours. Calculate the speed of the car.
92.5 km/hr
How far can your little brother get if he can travel at 4.5 m/s and in 14 seconds you will discover that his squirt gun has run out of paint?
63m
A vehicle drives a distance of 26000 m at a speed of 65m/s, calculate the time taken for this journey.
40 seconds
What is the formula for time?
Time=Distance/Speed
What are the two main forces
Push and Pull
At the equator, the earth spins a distance of 25,992miles every day. Calculate the average speed of the Earth in mph.
1,083 miles/day
If you shout into the Grand Canyon, your voice travels at the speed of sound (340 m/s) to the bottom of the canyon and back, and you hear an echo. How deep is the Grand Canyon at a spot where you can hear your echo 5.2 seconds after you shout?
3,536 m
Neil travelled 36 km at a speed of 8 km/h. Grant travelled 48km at a speed of 10 km/h
a. Determine whose journey took the shortest time. b. Determine the time difference in minutes
a. Neil
b. Neil had the shorter journey by 0.3 min
What is the formula for distance?
Distance=SpeedxTime
What two things do you need to determine velocity?
Speed and Direction