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🏃 Speed & Distance-Time Graphs – Year 7
Physics · Year 7 (KS3) — practise calculating speed and reading distance-time graphs
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Questions
Which equation is used to calculate speed?
speed = time ÷ distance
speed = distance ÷ time
speed = distance − time
speed = distance × time
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Which of these is a unit of speed?
metres per second (m/s)
seconds (s)
newtons (N)
metres (m)
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A runner covers 100 m in 20 s. What is the runner's average speed?
80 m/s
5 m/s
2000 m/s
0.2 m/s
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On a distance-time graph, what does a flat horizontal line show?
The object is slowing down
The object is moving at a steady speed
The object is stationary
The object is speeding up
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What does the gradient (steepness) of a distance-time graph tell you?
The total time taken
The acceleration of the object
The total distance travelled
The speed of the object
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A car travels at a steady 20 m/s for 15 s. How far does it travel?
1.3 m
75 m
35 m
300 m
30s
A cyclist travels 600 m at a steady speed of 4 m/s. How long does the journey take?
1500 s
150 s
2400 s
15 s
30s
A train moves at 36 km/h. What is this speed in metres per second?
10 m/s
36 m/s
130 m/s
3.6 m/s
30s
Amy walks 120 m in 40 s, stops for 20 s, then walks 120 m in 60 s. What is her average speed for the whole trip?
2.4 m/s
3 m/s
2.5 m/s
2 m/s
60s
A straight line on a distance-time graph passes through (2 s, 10 m) and (6 s, 34 m). What speed does it show?
24 m/s
4 m/s
6 m/s
5 m/s
60s