Starter quiz
- Members of a running group compared their times to complete a park run. Use the times to put the runners in order of decreasing speed, starting with the fastest.
- 1⇔runner E: 18 minutes
- 2⇔runner D: 1140 seconds
- 3⇔runner A: 20 minutes
- 4⇔runner C: 1500 seconds
- 5⇔runner B: half an hour
- Match the activity to the typical speed for that activity.
- walking⇔1.5 m/s ✓
- running⇔3 m/s ✓
- cycling⇔6 m/s ✓
- travelling in a car⇔30 m/s ✓
- travelling in a train⇔80 m/s ✓
- travelling in a plane⇔500 m/s ✓
Two cyclists are racing up a hill. Cyclist A has a speed of 20 m/s and cyclist B travels 48 metres in 3 seconds. If the cyclists continue to travel at these same speeds, which statement is correct?- cyclist B will win the race
- cyclist A will win the race ✓
- cyclist B has a higher speed
- cyclist A has travelled 20 metres in 3 seconds
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- Which of these distance–time graphs shows the motion of a stationary object?
The motion of two cars, A and B, has been displayed on a distance–time graph. Which statement about the two cars is correct?- A and B are travelling at the same speed
- B is travelling faster then A
- A and B are both stationary
- A is travelling faster than B ✓
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