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Calculating speed

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Calculating speed”, from the unit “Moving by force” (Year 8 Science) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. Which of these are units of distance?
  2. Which word is used to describe how fast or slow an object is moving?
  3. Starting with the shortest, put the values in order of length.
  4. Which two pieces of information could you use to work out the speed of a motorcycle after it has finished a journey?
  5. Match the description of movement to the distance travelled in a certain time.
  6. A red car and a blue car start at the same time and travel the same distance along a track. The red car takes 20 s to reach the end and the blue car takes 25 s. Which of the statements are correct?
  7. Two cars travel along a track for the same amount of time. The green car travels twice as far as the red car. Which of these statements is true?
  8. Which of these equations involving speed, distance and time is correct?
  9. A cyclist travels at an average speed of 15 m/s for 45 seconds. Calculate the distance they travel.
  10. A speedboat travels 70 miles in 3.5 hours. Calculate the speed of the boat.
  11. The table shows the speeds of athletes in races of different lengths. Starting with the longest time, put the athletes into order of how long it took them to finish their race.
  12. An aeroplane travels a distance of 1080 km in 3 hours. Calculate the speed of the aeroplane in m/s.

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