Motion

Calculate speed and acceleration using basic kinematics.

9 questions, free, marked as you go with a worked explanation on every one.

What this covers

A car travels 300 km in 5 hours. What is its average speed?
An object accelerates from rest to 20 m/s in 4 seconds. What is its acceleration?
A runner covers 100 m in 10 s. What is their speed?
What is the SI unit for speed?
A cyclist travels at a constant 15 m/s for 8 seconds. How far do they travel?
A cyclist rides 12 km in 40 minutes, stops for a 10 minute rest, then rides a further 6 km in 20 minutes. What is her average speed for the whole trip, in kilometres per hour, rounded to one decimal place?
A 60 kg student climbs a staircase that rises 5.0 metres. Using g = 9.81 m/s squared, how much gravitational potential energy does the student gain, in joules?
A cyclist rides 300 metres north along a straight path, then turns around and rides 120 metres back south. Which statement about her trip is correct?
Use the table. What is the object's speed, in metres per second?