Which word is used to describe how fast or slow an object is moving?
Calculating speed
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Starting with the shortest, put the values in order of length.
Calculating speed
Ordering
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which two pieces of information could you use to work out the speed of a motorcycle after it has finished a journey?
Calculating speed
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
Match the description of movement to the distance travelled in a certain time.
Calculating speed
Matching
Year 8
5
No diagram
A red car and a blue car start at the same time and travel the same distance along a track. The red car takes 20 s to reach the end and the blue car takes 25 s. Which of the statements are correct?
Calculating speed
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
Two cars travel along a track for the same amount of time. The green car travels twice as far as the red car. Which of these statements is true?
Calculating speed
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
Diagram
Which of these equations involving speed, distance and time is correct?
Calculating speed
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
A cyclist travels at an average speed of 15 m/s for 45 seconds. Calculate the distance they travel.
Calculating speed
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
Diagram
A speedboat travels 70 miles in 3.5 hours. Calculate the speed of the boat.
Calculating speed
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
The table shows the speeds of athletes in races of different lengths. Starting with the longest time, put the athletes into order of how long it took them to finish their race.
Calculating speed
Ordering
Year 8
1
Diagram
An aeroplane travels a distance of 1080 km in 3 hours. Calculate the speed of the aeroplane in m/s.
Calculating speed
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Two balls roll the same distance; ball A takes 4 s and ball B takes 3 s. Which statements are correct?
Measuring speed: practical
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
Which of these are units for speed?
Measuring speed: practical
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
Which pieces of information are needed to find the average speed of a toy car rolling across a desk?
Measuring speed: practical
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
Five swimmers complete a 200 m race. Their finish times are shown. Starting with the fastest, put the racers in order of average speed.
Measuring speed: practical
Ordering
Year 8
1
No diagram
A bus is travelling at 2 m/s and moves for a time of 30 s. Which of these shows how to calculate the distance the bus has travelled?
Measuring speed: practical
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
A skater in a race travels a distance of 800 m in a time of 125 s. Calculate their speed.
Measuring speed: practical
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Match the key words to the explanations.
Measuring speed: practical
Matching
Year 8
5
No diagram
Which feature of a dynamics trolly allows it to roll without slowing down much?
Measuring speed: practical
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of these measures should be taken to accurately measure the time it takes for a dynamics trolley to roll between two points on a ramp?
Measuring speed: practical
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
A dynamics trolley is rolled a distance of 1.5 m, taking 3.0 s to cover the distance. What is the average speed of the trolley?
Measuring speed: practical
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
A dynamics trolley is released on ramps with different gradients and is found to have a greater average speed on the steepest ramp. Which of these statements help explain the results?
Measuring speed: practical
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
A student times a trolley rolling 1.00 m down a ramp three times. The times were 3.24 s, 3.44 s and 3.36 s. Calculate the average speed of the trolley.
Measuring speed: practical
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Match the units to the quantities they are used to measure.
Measuring speed accurately
Matching
Year 8
3
No diagram
Which of these equations shows how distance travelled can be calculated from average speed and time?
Measuring speed accurately
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Starting with the slowest, sort these objects in order of speed.
Measuring speed accurately
Ordering
Year 8
1
No diagram
A student measures how long a trolley takes to fall a distance of 1.5 m three separate times. Their readings are 2.5 s , 2.1 s, and 2.0 s. Calculate the average roll time.
Measuring speed accurately
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
A trolley was allowed to roll along a series of tracks of different steepness giving different average speeds. Starting with the slowest, sort the results in order of increasing average speed.
Measuring speed accurately
Ordering
Year 8
1
No diagram
A toy car rolls through a distance of 3.2 m in a time of 1.6 s. Calculate the average speed of the trolley giving the correct unit.
Measuring speed accurately
Short answer
Year 8
1
No diagram
Match the key words to the explanations.
Measuring speed accurately
Matching
Year 8
4
No diagram
Select the reading that has a large timing error in this set of timing data.
Measuring speed accurately
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Five different trolleys are rolled along a 3.0 m track. Their times are shown. Starting with the fastest, put them into order of speed.
Measuring speed accurately
Ordering
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of these will help to reduce timing errors in a trolley rolling experiment?
Measuring speed accurately
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
Due to a timing error a student measures a time that is longer than the true time. How will this affect the speed they calculate for a rolling trolley?
Measuring speed accurately
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Suggest which of the following items would be the most accurate way of measuring the time taken for a ball to be thrown across the lab?
Measuring speed accurately
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Match the feature of the distance-time graph to what it is for.
Interpreting distance-time graphs
Matching
Year 8
6
Diagram
Use the graph to find out how far this object has travelled in 60 s. Include the unit in your answer.
Interpreting distance-time graphs
Short answer
Year 8
1
Diagram
Use the graph to find out how long it takes this object to travel 6 m. Include the unit in your answer.
Interpreting distance-time graphs
Short answer
Year 8
1
Diagram
How far does this object travel between 10 s and 40 s?
Interpreting distance-time graphs
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
Diagram
Starting with the fastest, put the objects shown on the graph in order of average speed.
Interpreting distance-time graphs
Ordering
Year 8
1
Diagram
Use the graph to calculate the average speed of the object.
Interpreting distance-time graphs
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
Diagram
Match the key word to the description.
Interpreting distance-time graphs
Matching
Year 8
5
No diagram
At what time does this object start moving closer? Include the unit in your answer.
Interpreting distance-time graphs
Short answer
Year 8
1
Diagram
Which of the objects shown by the four lines has the lowest average speed?
Interpreting distance-time graphs
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
Diagram
Which of the objects shown by the four lines has a speed of 0.13 m/s?
Interpreting distance-time graphs
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
Diagram
Calculate the average speed for this complete journey.
Interpreting distance-time graphs
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
Diagram
Calculate the average speed between 10 s and 30 s for this journey.
Interpreting distance-time graphs
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
Diagram
What can make an object speed up, slow down, change direction or change shape?
Newton's First Law
Short answer
Year 8
1
No diagram
What is the name of the force which is produced when two solid surfaces rub against each other?
