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What is speed?
Speed is a measure of how far an object moves in a given time. This car is travelling at 60 mph. This means the car travels 60 miles every hour.
This jet is travelling at 350 m/s. This means the jet travels 350 metres every second.
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= 25 x 180
= 4,500 m = 4.5 km
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Representing speed
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time
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distance (m)
speed = distance/time
= 60/3 = 20 m/s
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What is acceleration?
The acceleration of an object is a measure of how quickly its velocity changes.
A train accelerates in a straight line from rest. As it does, its velocity increases.
The brakes on this motorcycle are causing it to slow down. This is negative acceleration or deceleration.
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Acceleration problem
A racing car accelerates from rest to a speed of 60 m/s in a time of 4 seconds. What is the acceleration of the car?
acceleration =
= 15 m/s2
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Acceleration problem
A hungry cheetah spots a gazelle and decides to chase it. The cheetah accelerates at 10 m/s2 from rest until it reaches 20 m/s. How long did this take? change in speed acceleration = time taken time taken = = change in speed acceleration 20 10
= 2s
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time If the gradient goes up, the object has a positive acceleration.
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time If the gradient goes down, the object has a negative acceleration, or deceleration.
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speed
speed (m/s)
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The speed limit of a particular road depends on a range of factors, such as how straight or curved it is, and its location.
The faster a vehicle is driving, the longer it will take to stop the overall distance this takes is the stopping distance.
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Stopping distances
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alcohol
tiredness
speed
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weather
condition of tyres/brakes
condition of road
speed
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deceleration Negative acceleration, i.e. slowing down. non-uniform Speed or acceleration that is constantly
changing.
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Anagrams
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Multiple-choice quiz
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