MOTION

Which tricycle will

reach the family
first?

Distance: 20 m
Speed: 10 m/min

Distance: 40 m
Speed: 20 m/min
Motion
• Motion means movement. It is a continuous
change in the position of a person or object
relative to a reference point.
• The motion of an object can be fully described
using two important quantities-distance travelled
and time period.
Distance
• The distance travelled by an object is the total
length of the path it has completed in one motion.
• What are the units of distance that you know?
Conversion of Distance
•1 km = _____________________ m
•100 cm = ___________________ m
•1000 mm = _________________ km
•1.25 km = __________________ cm
Time
• The measure of the duration that an object takes
to travel a certain distance is referred to as time.
• What are the units of time that you know?
Conversion of Time
•1 minute = _______________ seconds
•1 hour = _________________ minutes
•1 day = __________________ hours
•2 days= _________________ minutes
Speed
• Speed is the distance travelled by an object per
unit time.
• What are the units of distance that you know?
Conversion of Speed
•20 kph= _________meter per second
•60 kph = _________ kilometre per minute
Two Types of Speed

• Instantaneous speed is
the speed of an object
at a particular moment
(instant) in time.
• Average speed is
calculated by dividing
the total distance that
something has traveled
by the total amount of
time it took it to travel
that distance.
Solving for Speed

Get the
Visualize the Use the formula
necessary
situation. to solve.
values.
Solving for Speed
Sample Problem
A racer is trying to beat a record. He needs to
finish this 100 km race track exactly in 30
minutes. What is the speed needed for this
challenge?

What is the speed of the car in KPH?

Start Finish
Sample Problem
A car covered a 50km distance from point A to
C
B in 1 hour. It changed speed and covered the
30km distance from point B to C in 3 hours.
What is the average speed of the car from
point A to C?

A B
 Which tricycle will
reach the family
first?

A
Distance: 20 m
Speed: 10 m/min

B
Distance: 40 m
Speed: 20 m/min