On The Move

What will we cover in this topic:

- Speed
- Velocity
- Acceleration
- Momentum
- Gravity
- Displacement
- Kinetic energy
- Potential energy
- Time
- Vector and scalar quantity

Speed

The distance travelled per unit time.

Speed = distance/time

Speed,
Measuring Distance,
speed Time and
acceleration

On Newton's
the laws of
move motion

Stopping Friction
What is speed?

Speed is a measure of the rate at which an object moves over a distance.

In other words, it tells you how quickly distance is covered. The average speed can be calculated by
dividing the distance travelled by time taken.

Conversion Factor A car is travelling at 40km/hr. What is the average speed in m/s of an
Calculate the speed in m/s. aeroplane that travels from Perth to Melbourne,
a distance of 2730km by air, in 3 hours.
40/3.6
Km/hr/3.6 = m/s
Speed=d/t = 2730/3 = 910km/hr
= 11.1m/s
m/s x 3.6 = km/hr
910/3.6 = 252.78m/s