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Speed, Distance and Time
Speed, Distance and Time
Speed, Distance and Time
OCR Stage 6
Speed - Distance - Time
Part 1
What is speed?
• How far you travel in a certain time
• Speed = Distance ÷ Time
• We call the result “the average speed”
d
s
t
SDT Triangle
d
s x t
We can use this to find any one thing
IF we know the other two!
s = 120 ÷ 2 Speed = d
s = 60 mph t
MUST give
UNITS
d
MILES per HOUR
s x t
A runner’s average speed is 8m/s, how far
does he run in 25 seconds ?
d = 8 x 25 Distance =s x t
d = 200 metres
MUST give
UNITS
d
Because speed was in
METRES per second
s x t
A lorry leaves Stoke, travels 150km to Leeds
at an average speed of 60km/h. How long
did the journey take?
t = 150 ÷ 60 Time = d
t = 2.5 hours s
MUST give
UNITS
d
Because speed was in
km per HOUR
s x t
Car travels 40km in 20 minutes.
What is its average speed in kph?
s = 40 ÷ 1/3 Speed = d
s = 120kph t
d
s x t
Density – Mass - Volume
Part 2
What is Density?
• Weight of a given amount of a material
• Density = Mass ÷ Volume
m
d
v
DMV Triangle
You have seen this in Science?
m
d x v
We can use this to find any one thing
IF we know the other two!
Part 3
A town in S France has a population of
120,000 living in an area of 15km2
What is the population density?