Which statement best describes average speed?
Speed measured several times then added together and divided by the number taken
The speed of an object measured over the whole journey
The speed of an object at the very instant of being measured
What unit is average speed measured in?
Metres per second
Metres
Seconds
What is the relationship that describes average speed?
\[\text{average speed} = \text{total distance travelled} \times \text{total time taken}\]
\[\text{average speed} = \text{total time taken} \div \text{total distance travelled}\]
\[\text{average speed} = \text{total distance travelled} \div \text{total time taken}\]
What is the average speed of a car that travels \(500\, m\) in \(20\, s\)?
\[0.04\, m\,s^{-1}\]
\[25\, m\,s^{-1}\]
\[10\,000\, m\,s^{-1}\]
Which of the following is an example of instantaneous speed?
The quoted 0-60 of a car
The reading on a speedometer of a car
The quoted top speed of a car
How can we tell how big the acceleration of an object is from its speed-time graph?
The larger the slope, the smaller the acceleration
The smaller the slope, the bigger the acceleration
The larger the slope, the bigger the acceleration
How do we know from its speed-time graph if an object is slowing down (decelerating)?
If the line slopes downwards from left to right on the graph, it is decelerating.
If the line slopes upwards from left to right on the graph, it is decelerating.
If the line slopes downwards from right to left on the graph, it is decelerating.
What unit is acceleration measured in?
Metres per second per second
What is the relationship that describes acceleration?
\[\text{acceleration} = \text{change in speed} \div \text{time taken}\]
\[\text{acceleration} = \text{change in speed} \times \text{time taken}\]
\[\text{acceleration} = \text{time taken} \div \text{change in speed}\]
What unit is time measured in?
What is the acceleration of a car that accelerates from \(0\, m\,s^{-2}\) to \(25\, m\,s^{-2}\) in 5 seconds?
\[0.2\, m\,s^{-2}\]
\[5\, m\,s^{-2}\]
\[125\, m\,s^{-2}\]