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Speedandvelocityassignment PDF
Speedandvelocityassignment PDF
Speedandvelocityassignment PDF
Topic: Speed
Assignment 2
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What are the common units for speed? Circle the SI unit for speed.
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A train is travelling at a constant speed. What is its average speed if it travels 20 m in 1.2 s?
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An aircraft is cruising at a constant speed of 600 km h-1. What is the distance travelled in
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0.5 h,
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10 minutes?
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The average speed of an animal is 15 m s-1. How long does it take for it to run 300 m?
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A man travels from Town X to Town Z via Town Y. He takes half an hour to travel the
distance of 25 km from Town X to Town Y. At Town Y, he stops for a 15-minute break. He
then continues his journey to Town Z, covering a distance of 180 km in 3 hours.
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Is it possible for the average speed of an object to be zero even if the object has moved
from point A to B? If it is possible, state an example.
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Is it possible for the average velocity of an object to be zero even if the object has moved
from point A to B? If it is possible, state an example.
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Is it correct to say that a car travelling at a velocity of 3 m/s is faster than a car travelling at
a velocity of 5 m/s? Explain your reasoning.