Unit 10 - Science stage 3 - Measuring motion

A man rides his bicycle to work each day. He lives 1700 metres from work, and it takes him 179 seconds. Calculate his average speed.

• 9.2 m/s

• 9.3 m/s

• 9.4 m/s

• 9.5 m/s

A horse takes 22 seconds to win a 2 furlong (402m) race.

Calculate the speed of the winning horse.

• 17.82 m/s

• 18.72 m/s

• 18.27 m/s

• 17.28 m/s

A snail travels 150m across a park. This takes the snail 4.5 hours.

Calculate the average speed of the snail.

• 0.01 m/s

• 0.02 m/s

• 0.03 m/s

• 0.04 m/s

A car rolls 12.35 metres down a hill. How far has it travelled in centimetres?

• 1.235 cm

• 12.35 cm

• 123.5 cm

• 1235 cm

A train for London leaves at 09:15. It arrives at its destination at 13:28. How long was the journey in hours and minutes?

• 3 hours and 31 minutes

• 4 hours and 13 minutes

• 4 hours 14 minutes

• 3 hours 41 minutes

Who is the fastest?

Cyclist 1 covers a distance of 400m in 52 seconds.

Cyclist 2 covers a distance of 300m in 45 seconds.

Cyclist 3 covers a distance of 1.5km in 1 minute 20 seconds.

• Cyclist 1

• Cyclist 2

• Cyclist 3

Find correct equation:

• $speed=\frac{time}{dis\tan ce}$

• $time=\frac{dis\tan ce}{speed}$

• $dis\tan ce=\frac{time}{speed}$

• $time=\frac{speed}{dis\tan ce}$

A red car travels 120 km in one hour. A blue car travels 130km in the same time. Which car has the greater average speed.

• Red car

• Blue car

An aeroplane travels at 2541 miles from the UK to Tenerife. The trip takes 4.5 hours.

Calculate the average speed of the plane.

• 564.76 mph

• 567.46 mph

• 564.67 mph

• 567.64 mph

A cargo ship travels at an average speed of 12 m/s. How long will it take to travel between two ports which are 600km apart?

Use hour unit for time.

• 13.8h

• 13.9h

• 14h

• 14.1h