1.2 Speed, Time

Q1.
[Maximum Marks: 3]
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for 90 seconds of a journey.

Calculate the total distance travelled during the 90 seconds.
0580/21/M/J/20/Q11.
Q2. [Maximum Marks: 4]
The diagram shows the speed-time graph of a train journey between two stations.
(a) Find the acceleration of the train during the first 40 seconds. [1]
(b) Calculate the distance between the two stations. [3]
0580/23/M/J/20/Q14.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for 100 seconds of the journey of a car
and of a motorbike.
(a) Find the deceleration of the car between 60 and 100 seconds. [1]
(b) Calculate how much further the car travelled than the motorbike during the 100
seconds. [3]
0580/21/O/N/20/Q15.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for the first 40 seconds of a cycle ride.
(a) Find the acceleration between 20 and 40 seconds. [1]
(b) Find the total distance travelled. [3]
0580/22/O/N/20/Q17.

The diagram shows the speed-time graph for the final 40 seconds of a car journey.
At the start of the 40 seconds the speed is 𝑣 𝑚/𝑠.
(a) Find the acceleration of the car during the first 24 seconds. [1]
(b) The total distance travelled during the 40 seconds is 1. 24 kilometres.
Find the value of 𝑣. [4]
0580/23/O/N/20/Q19.
The speed-time graph shows the first 50 seconds of a journey.

Calculate
(a) the acceleration during the first 15 seconds, [1]

(b) the distance travelled in the 50 seconds. [3]
0580/22/F/M/19/Q22.

The diagram shows information about the final 70 seconds of a car journey.
(a) Find the deceleration of the car between 60 and 70 seconds. [1]
(b) Find the distance travelled by the car during the 70 seconds. [3]
0580/21/M/J/19/Q24.
A car travels at 20 𝑚/𝑠 for 15 seconds before it comes to rest by

2
decelerating at 2. 5 𝑚/𝑠 .
Find the total distance travelled.
0580/21/O/N/19/Q26.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for 70 seconds of a car journey.
(a) Calculate the deceleration of the car during the first 20 seconds. [1]
(b) Calculate the total distance travelled by the car during the 70 seconds. [3]
0580/23/O/N/19/Q19.
A car travels at 108 𝑘𝑚/ℎ for 20 seconds.
Calculate the distance the car travels. Give your answer in meters. [3]
0580/23/O/N/18/Q15.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for the first 𝑇 seconds of a car
journey.
(a) Find the acceleration during the first 10 seconds. [1]
(b) The total distance travelled during the 𝑇 seconds is 480 𝑚.
Find the value of 𝑇. [3]
0580/23/O/N/18/Q21.

The speed-time graph shows information about the journey of a tram
between two stations.
(a) Calculate the distance between the two stations. [3]
(b) Calculate the average speed of the tram for the whole journey. [1]
0580/21/M/J/18/Q17.

The diagram shows information about the first 8 seconds of a car journey.
The car travels with constant acceleration reaching a speed of 𝑣 𝑚/𝑠 after
6 seconds. The car then travels at a constant speed of 𝑣 𝑚/𝑠 for a further 2
seconds.
The car travels a total distance of 150 meters.
Work out the value of 𝑣. [3]
0580/22/M/J/18/Q17.
(a) Change 90 𝑘𝑚/ℎ to 𝑚/𝑠. [2]

2
(b) Find the deceleration of the car in 𝑚/𝑠 . [1]
(c) Find the distance travelled, in meters, in the 60 seconds. [2]
0580/23/M/J/18/Q24.

The diagram shows information about the first 100 seconds of a car
journey.
(a) Calculate the acceleration during the first 20 seconds of the journey. [1]
(b) Work out the total distance travelled by the car in the 100 seconds. [3]
0580/21/M/J/17/Q15.

The diagram shows a speed-time graph for the journey of a car.
Calculate the total distance travelled. [3]
0580/23/M/J/17/Q18.

The speed-time graph shows the first 60 seconds of a train journey.
(a) Find the acceleration of the train. [1]

(b) Calculate the distance the train has travelled in this time. Give your
answer in kilometers. [3]
0580/22/F/M/17/Q16.

The diagram shows a speed-time graph.
Calculate the total distance travelled. [3]
0580/22/O/N/17/Q20.

A train travels for 𝑚 minutes at a speed of 𝑥 metres per second.
(a) Find the distance travelled, in kilometers, in terms of 𝑚 and 𝑥. Give your
answer in its simplest form. [2]
(b) When 𝑚 = 5, the train travels 10. 5 𝑘𝑚. Find the value of 𝑥. [2]
0580/21/O/N/16/Q20.

The diagram shows the distance-time graph for the first 65 minutes of a
bicycle journey.
(a) There are four different parts to the journey labelled 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 and 𝐷.
Write down the part of the journey with the fastest speed. [1]
(b) After the first 65 minutes the bicycle travels at a constant speed of
20 𝑘𝑚/ℎ for 15 minutes. Draw this part of the journey on the diagram. [1]
0580/23/O/N/16/Q9.

A tram leaves a station and accelerates for 2 minutes until it reaches a
speed of 12 meters per second. It continues at this speed for 1 minute.
It then decelerates for 3 minutes until it stops at the next station.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for this journey.
Calculate the distance, in meters, between the two stations. [3]

0580/21/M/J/15/Q10.
(a) Calculate the deceleration of the car during the first 20 seconds. [1]
(b) Calculate the total distance travelled by the car during the 120 seconds.
[3]
(c) Calculate the average speed for this 120 second journey. [1]
0580/22/M/J/15/Q23.
A car starts from rest and accelerates for 𝑢 seconds until it reaches a
speed of 10 𝑚/𝑠. The car then travels at 10 𝑚/𝑠 for 2𝑢 seconds.
The distance travelled by the car in the first 3𝑢 seconds is 125 𝑚.
(a) Find the value of 𝑢. [3]

(b) Find the acceleration in the first 𝑢 seconds. [1]
0580/23/M/J/15/Q12.

A car passes through a checkpoint at time 𝑡 = 0 seconds, travelling at
8 𝑚/𝑠. It travels at this speed for 10 seconds.
The car then decelerates at a constant rate until it stops when 𝑡 = 55
seconds.
(a) On the grid, draw the speed-time graph.
[2]
(b) Calculate the total distance travelled by the car after passing through the
checkpoint. [3]
0580/22/O/N/15/Q20.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph of a car.

The car travels at 45 𝑘𝑚/ℎ for 20 seconds.
The car then decelerates for 10 seconds until it stops.
(a) Change 45 𝑘𝑚/ℎ into 𝑚/𝑠. [2]
2
(b) Find the deceleration of the car, giving your answer in 𝑚/𝑠 . [1]
(c) Find the distance travelled by the car during the 30 seconds, giving your
answer in meters. [3]
0580/23/O/N/15/Q26.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph of a car.

It travels at 28 𝑚/𝑠 for 20 seconds and then decelerates until it stops after
a further 10 seconds.
(a) Calculate the deceleration of the car. [1]
(b) Calculate the distance travelled during the 30 seconds. [3]
0580/21/M/J/13/Q25.

The diagram shows the speed-time graph of a train journey between two
stations.
The train accelerates for 3 minutes, travels at a constant maximum speed
of 40 𝑘𝑚/ℎ, then takes 4 minutes to slow to a stop.
Calculate the distance in kilometers between the two stations. [4]
0580/22/M/J/13/Q16.

The diagram shows the speed-time graph for the first 120 seconds of a car
journey.
(a) Calculate the acceleration of the car during the first 25 seconds. [1]
(b) Calculate the distance travelled by the car in the first 120 seconds. [4]
0580/21/M/J/12/Q18.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for a boat journey.

2
(a) Work out the acceleration of the boat in meters/minute . [1]
(b) Calculate the total distance travelled by the boat. Give your answer in
kilometers. [2]
0580/22/M/J/12/Q10.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for part of a car journey.
The speed of the car is shown in kilometers/hour.
Calculate the distance travelled by the car during the 3. 5 minutes shown in
the diagram.
Give your answer in kilometers. [4]
0580/23/M/J/12/Q19.

The diagram shows the speed-time graph of a bus journey between two
bus stops.
Hamid runs at a constant speed of 4 𝑚/𝑠 along the bus route.
He passes the bus as it leaves the first bus stop.
The bus arrives at the second bus stop after 60 seconds.
How many meters from the bus is Hamid at this time? [3]
0580/21/O/N/12/Q15.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for the last 35 seconds of a car
journey.
(a) Find the deceleration of the car as it came to a stop. [1]
(b) Calculate the total distance travelled by the car in the 35 seconds. [3]
0580/22/O/N/12/Q15.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for the last 18 seconds of
Roman's cycle journey.
(a) Calculate the deceleration. [1]
(b) Calculate the total distance Roman travels during the 18 seconds. [3]
0580/23/O/N/12/Q19.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph of a train journey between two
stations.
The train accelerates for two minutes, travels at a constant maximum
speed, then slows to a stop.
(a) Write down the number of seconds that the train travels at its constant
maximum speed. [1]
(b) Calculate the distance between the two stations in meters. [3]
(c) Find the acceleration of the train in the first two minutes. Give your
2
answer in 𝑚/𝑠 . [2]
0580/21/M/J/11/Q19.

The lines 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐶𝐵 intersect at 𝐵.
(a) Find the co-ordinates of the midpoint of 𝐴𝐵. [1]

(b) Find the equation of the line 𝐶𝐵. [3]
0580/22/M/J/11/Q18.
A train journey takes one hour.

(a) Calculate the total distance of the journey.
Give your answer in kilometers. [3]
(b)
(i) Convert 3 kilometers/minute into meters/second. [2]
(ii) Calculate the acceleration of the train during the first 4 minutes.
2
Give your answer in meters/second . [2]
0580/23/M/J/11/Q22.

A container ship travelled at 14 𝑘𝑚/ℎ for 8 hours and then slowed down to
9 𝑘𝑚/ℎ over 30 minutes.
It travelled at this speed for another 4 hours and then slowed to a stop over
30 minutes.
The speed-time graph shows this voyage.
(a) Calculate the total distance travelled by the ship. [4]

(b) Calculate the average speed of the ship for the whole voyage. [1]
0580/21/O/N/11/Q15.

A small car accelerates from 0 𝑚/𝑠 to 40 𝑚/𝑠 in 6 seconds and then travels
at this constant speed. A large car accelerates from 0 𝑚/𝑠 to 40 𝑚/𝑠 in 10
seconds.
Calculate how much further the small car travels in the first 10 seconds. [4]
0580/22/O/N/11/Q12.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for the first 15 minutes of a train
journey.
The train accelerates for 5 minutes and then continues at a constant speed
of 40 meters/second.
(a) Calculate the acceleration of the train during the first 5 minutes.
2
Give your answer in 𝑚/𝑠 . [2]
(b) Calculate the average speed for the first 15 minutes of the train journey.
Give your answer in 𝑚/𝑠. [3]
0580/23/O/N/11/Q23.

The graphs show the speeds of two cyclists, Alonso and Boris.
Alonso accelerated to 10 𝑚/𝑠, travelled at a steady speed and then slowed
to a stop.
Boris accelerated to his maximum speed, 𝑣 𝑚/𝑠, and then slowed to a stop.
Both cyclists travelled the same distance in the 16 seconds.
Calculate the maximum speed for Boris.
Show all your working [5]
0580/22/M/J/10/Q16.

The diagram shows the speed-time graph for 15 seconds of the journey of a
cyclist.
(a) Calculate the acceleration of the cyclist during the first 4 seconds. [1]
(b) Calculate the average speed for the first 15 seconds. [3]
0580/23/M/J/10/Q19.

An animal starts from rest and accelerates to its top speed in 7 seconds. It
continues at this speed 9 seconds and then slows to a stop in a further 4
seconds.
The graph shows this information.
(a) Calculate its acceleration during the first seven seconds. [1]
(b) Write down its speed 18 seconds after the start. [1]
(c) Calculate the total distance that the animal travelled. [3]
0580/22/O/N/10/Q21.
The graph shows 40 seconds of a car journey.
The car travelled at a constant speed of 20 𝑚/𝑠, decelerated to 8 𝑚/𝑠 then
accelerated back to 20 𝑚/𝑠.
Calculate
(a) the deceleration of the car, [1]

(b) the total distance travelled by the car during the 40 seconds. [3]
0580/23/O/N/10/Q21.
The graph shows the speed of a truck and a car over 60 seconds.
(a) Calculate the acceleration of the car over the first 45 seconds. [2]
(b) Calculate the distance travelled by the car while it was travelling faster
than the truck. [3]
0580/21/O/N/09/Q21.

The graph shows the train journey between Tanah Merah and Expo in
Singapore.
Work out
(a) the acceleration of the train when it leaves Tanah Merah, [2]
(b) the distance between Tanah Merah and Expo, [3]
(c) the average speed of the train for the journey. [1]
0580/21/O/N/08/Q18.

The diagram shows part of a journey by a truck.
(a) The truck accelerates from rest to 18 𝑚/𝑠 in 30 seconds.
Calculate the acceleration of the truck. [1]
(b) The truck then slows down in 10 seconds for some road works and
travels through the road works at 12 𝑚/𝑠. At the end of the road works it
accelerates back to a speed of 18 𝑚/𝑠 in 10 seconds.
Find the total distance travelled by the truck in the 100 seconds. [3]
0580/02/M/J/07/Q21.

An athlete, in a race, accelerates to a speed of 12. 4 metres per second in 3
seconds.
He runs at this speed for the next 5 seconds and slows down over the last
2 seconds as shown in the speed-time graph above.
He crosses the finish line after 10 seconds.
The total distance covered is 100 𝑚.
(a) Calculate the distance he runs in the first 8 seconds. [2]
(b) Calculate his speed when he crosses the finish line. [2]
0580/02/O/N/05/Q20.

A cyclist is training for a competition and the graph shows one part of the
training.
(a) Calculate the acceleration during the first 10 seconds. [2]

(b) Calculate the distance travelled in the first 30 seconds. [2]
(c) Calculate the average speed for the entire 45 seconds. [3]
0580/02/M/J/04/Q21.

The graph shows the distance, in kilometers, of a train from Hilltown.
Find the speed of the train in kilometers per hour at
(a) 0830 [2]

(b) 0900. [1]
0580/02/O/N/04/Q6.

Ameni is cycling at 4 meters per second.
After 3. 5 seconds she starts to decelerate and after a further 2. 5 seconds
she stops. The diagram shows the speed-time graph for Ameni.
Calculate
(a) the constant deceleration, [1]
(b) the total distance travelled during the 6 seconds. [2]
0580/02/O/N/02/Q13.
2
A car starts from rest with a constant acceleration of 5 𝑚/𝑠 for 4 seconds.
2
Next it decelerates at 2 𝑚/𝑠 for 6 seconds.
2
Then it decelerates at 𝑑 𝑚/𝑠 until it comes to rest again 18 seconds from
the start.
(a) Draw the speed-time graph for the car on the grid above. [3]
(b) Find the value of 𝑑. [1]
(c) Calculate the distance which the car travels while it is accelerating. [1]
0580/02/O/N/01/Q24.
Simon jumps from a balloon. He falls faster and faster with constant
acceleration until after 3 seconds he opens his parachute. His speed
decreases for the next 9 seconds and then remains constant until he lands
on the ground. The speed - time diagram above shows this.
(a) For the first 3 seconds, calculate

(i) his acceleration, [1]
(ii) the distance he falls. [1]
(b) The total distance Simon falls in the first 12 seconds is 112 𝑚. [2]
0580/02/M/J/2000/Q20.
A car starts from rest. The speed-time graph shows the first 7 seconds of
its journey. Calculate
(a) the acceleration between 2 and 7 seconds. [1]
(b) the distance travelled by the car during the first 7 seconds. [2]
0580/02/O/N/2000/Q12.
David started to walk to school. He walked 𝑑 metres and then he realised

he had forgotten a book. He ran home to collect it. The diagram shows a
distance-time graph representing this.
(a) Estimate the time, 𝑡 seconds after the start, when his speed was
greatest. [1]
(b) His average speed over the whole 24 seconds was 1. 5 𝑚/𝑠.
Calculate the value of 𝑑. [1]
0580/02/M/J/1998/Q9.

A car accelerates steadily from rest to a speed of 20 meters per second in
15 seconds.
(a) Draw the speed-time graph on the grid below.
[1]
(b) Calculate the acceleration, in meters per second per second. [1]
(c) Calculate the distance travelled in these 15 seconds. [1]
0580/02/O/N/1998/Q9.
Hans left home at 1330 and walked at a constant speed to the football
ground 4 𝑘𝑚 away. He arrived at 14 18. After the match he left the ground
at 1700 and travelled back home in a friend's car at an average speed of
20 𝑘𝑚/ℎ.
(a) Use this information to draw a travel graph on the grid above. [2]
(b) Calculate Hans' walking speed in kilometers per hour. [1]
0580/02/M/J/1997/Q11.
The diagram shows a speed-time graph for a bicycle journey.
(a) Find the acceleration for the part of the journey

(i) during the first 4 seconds, [1]
(ii) during the next 12 seconds. [1]
(b) Find the distance travelled during the first 16 seconds. [2]
(c) Estimate the distance travelled during the last 8 seconds of the journey.
[1]
0580/02/M/J/1996/Q23.
The graph shows the speed of a car during a five-minute journey.

(a) For how long does the car travel at a steady speed? [1]
(b) What is the acceleration of the car during the first half minute? [1]
(c) Calculate the distance travelled by the car during
(i) the first half minute of the journey. [1]
(ii) the whole journey. [2]
0580/02/O/N/1996/Q19.

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Q1.

The diagram shows the speed-time graph for 90 seconds of a journey.

Q2. [Maximum Marks: 4]

Q3. [Maximum Marks: 4]

Q5. [Maximum Marks: 5]

Q6. [Maximum Marks: 4]

The speed-time graph shows the first 50 seconds of a journey.

(a) the acceleration during the first 15 seconds, [1]

Q7. [Maximum Marks: 4]

Q8. [Maximum Marks: 5]

A car travels at 20 𝑚/𝑠 for 15 seconds before it comes to rest by

Q11. [Maximum Marks: 4]

Q12. [Maximum Marks: 4]

Q13. [Maximum Marks: 3]

Q14. [Maximum Marks: 5]

(a) Change 90 𝑘𝑚/ℎ to 𝑚/𝑠. [2]

Q15. [Maximum Marks: 4]

Q16. [Maximum Marks: 3]

Q17. [Maximum Marks: 4]

(a) Find the acceleration of the train. [1]

Q18. [Maximum Marks: 3]

Q19. [Maximum Marks: 4]

Q20. [Maximum Marks: 2]

Q21. [Maximum Marks: 3]

Calculate the distance, in meters, between the two stations. [3]

Q22. [Maximum Marks: 5]

Q23. [Maximum Marks: 4]

(a) Find the value of 𝑢. [3]

Q24. [Maximum Marks: 5]

Q25. [Maximum Marks: 6]

The diagram shows the speed-time graph of a car.

Q26. [Maximum Marks: 2]

The diagram shows the speed-time graph of a car.

Q27. [Maximum Marks: 4]

Q28. [Maximum Marks: 5]

Q29. [Maximum Marks: 3]

The diagram shows the speed-time graph for a boat journey.

Q31. [Maximum Marks: 3]

Q32. [Maximum Marks: 4]

Q33. [Maximum Marks: 4]

Q35. [Maximum Marks: 4]

(a) Find the co-ordinates of the midpoint of 𝐴𝐵. [1]

Q36. [Maximum Marks: 7]

A train journey takes one hour.

Q37. [Maximum Marks: 5]

(a) Calculate the total distance travelled by the ship. [4]

Q38. [Maximum Marks: 4]

Q39. [Maximum Marks: 5]

Q40. [Maximum Marks: 5]

Q41. [Maximum Marks: 4]

Q42. [Maximum Marks: 5]

(a) the deceleration of the car, [1]

Q44. [Maximum Marks: 5]

Q45. [Maximum Marks: 6]

Q46. [Maximum Marks: 4]

Q47. [Maximum Marks: 4]

Q48. [Maximum Marks: 4]

(a) Calculate the acceleration during the first 10 seconds. [2]

Q49. [Maximum Marks: 3]

(a) 0830 [2]

Q50. [Maximum Marks: 3]

(a) For the first 3 seconds, calculate

David started to walk to school. He walked 𝑑 metres and then he realised