Speed, Distance and Time: Revision Test

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1. "Speed" is the travelled per unit time.


2. Time can be measured in units called .


3. are units for measuring distance.(Watch the spelling!)


4. can be measured in metres per second.


5. The letter can be used as a shorthand for metres.


6. We can simply write the letter for seconds .


7. or m s^-1 is short for metres per second.


8. A bus travels 36 metres in a time of 1.8 s.
Calculate the speed of the bus. Speed = m/s.


9. A jogger travels at 3.5 m/s for 90 s.
Calculate the distance covered. Distance = m.


10. A bullet is fired from a gun at 150 m/s and travels 75 m to its target.
Calculate the time of travel. Time = s.


11. The distance between two ships is 15 km.
This is a distance of metres.


12. 2,540 metres is the same distance as km.


13. There are seconds in 5 minutes.


14. A parachutist falls 1.8 km in 30 s.
Calculate his average speed. Speed = m/s.


15. A train travels from Troon to Irvine with an average speed of 21 m/s for 6 minutes.
Calculate the distance travelled. Distance = m.


16. A hillwalker covers 12 km at an average speed of 1.5 m/s.
Calculate the time it takes to travel this distance. Time = s.


17. After a rumble of thunder the sound waves travel 1.7 km in a time of 5 s.
Calculate the speed of the sound waves. Speed = m/s.


18. A water wave travels across the ocean at 16 m/s for 2 minutes.
Calculate the distance travelled in kilometres. Distance = km.


19. A car has to reduce its speed due to poor weather conditions.
This means that the time taken to complete the journey will (decrease, not change, increase) .


20. Two cars are nearing the end of a race.
The red car is travelling at 35 m/s with 210 m left to go.
The blue car is travelling at 40 m/s with 280 m left to go.
The speed of the winning car is m/s.