Methodist Girls School

Topic: Speed
Assignment 2
Name: ______________________________ (

Class: ______ Date: _______

1.

What do you understand by the term speed?

2.

What do you understand by the term average speed?

3.

Under what situation will average speed become instantaneous speed?

4.

State the formula for calculating average speed:

5.

What are the common units for speed? Circle the SI unit for speed.

6.

Convert the following:

(i)
20 m/s to km/h

(ii)

150 km/h to m/s

7.

A train is travelling at a constant speed. What is its average speed if it travels 20 m in 1.2 s?

8.

An aircraft is cruising at a constant speed of 600 km h-1. What is the distance travelled in
(a)

0.5 h,

(b)

10 minutes?

9.

The average speed of an animal is 15 m s-1. How long does it take for it to run 300 m?

10.

A man travels from Town X to Town Z via Town Y. He takes half an hour to travel the
distance of 25 km from Town X to Town Y. At Town Y, he stops for a 15-minute break. He
then continues his journey to Town Z, covering a distance of 180 km in 3 hours.
(a)

What is the total time taken for the entire journey?

(b)

How far did he travel in total?

(c)

What is the average speed for the entire journey?

Methodist Girls School

Topic: Velocity
Assignment 3
Name: ______________________________ (

Class: ______ Date: _______

1.

Do speed and velocity share the same unit and SI unit?

2.

What do you understand by the term average velocity?

3.

State the formula for calculating average velocity:

4.

Is it possible for the average speed of an object to be zero even if the object has moved
from point A to B? If it is possible, state an example.

5.

Is it possible for the average velocity of an object to be zero even if the object has moved
from point A to B? If it is possible, state an example.

6.

Is it correct to say that a car travelling at a velocity of 3 m/s is faster than a car travelling at
a velocity of 5 m/s? Explain your reasoning.