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What is speed?
The time taken to travel a certain distance.
The distance travelled in one second.
Your acceleration.
How long a journey takes.
A runner travels 40 metres in 2 seconds. What is their speed?
20 m/s
80 m/s
42 m/s
0.05 m/s
Which of the following is not a unit of speed?
mps
mph
m/s
km/h
Which of the following is the relationship for the distance travelled?
d = v + t
d = t / v
d = v / t
d = v x t
Which of these cars has the biggest acceleration?
0 - 60 mph in 6 seconds
0 - 30 mph in 6 seconds
0 - 60 mph in 3 seconds
0 - 30 mph in 9 seconds.
Which of the following best describes this journey?
Acceleration; deceleration; constant speed.
Constant speed; acceleration; deceleration.
Deceleration; acceleration; constant speed.
Acceleration; constant speed; deceleration.
Which of these is the correct definition for acceleration?
Increase in speed.
Increase in speed in one second.
Distance travelled in one second.
Decrease in speed.
Calculate the acceleration of a car if it speeds up from 0 to 45 m/s in 5 seconds.
9 m/s2
40 m/s2
45 m/s2
225 m/s2
Calculate the acceleration of a bike that speeds up from 15 m/s to 35 m/s in 4 seconds.
4 m/s2
5 m/s2
12.5 m/s2
20 m/s2
A car is travelling a journey of 120 miles in a time of 3 hours. A police speed trap detects the car travelling at 75 mph. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Average speed = 360 mph; Instantaneous speed = 75 mph
Instantaneous speed = 40 mph; Average speed = 75 mph
Average speed = 40 mph; Instantaneous speed = 75 mph
Average speed = 75 mph; Instantaneous speed = 360 mph
What is the top speed reached by this vehicle?
5 m/s
10 m/s
15 m/s
20 m/s
What is the acceleration during the first 5 seconds?
2 m/s2
4 m/s2
5 m/s2
10 m/s2
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