Name: Worksheet
Calculating speed
Task A Faster and slower
1) Table 1 shows the time it took five swimmers to complete a race.
Rank the swimmers in order of average speed starting with the highest.
Table 1
swimmer A B C D E
time (s) 25 26 31 27 28
rank
2) Table 2 shows the distance joggers ran in 50 minutes.
Rank the joggers in order of average speed starting with the highest.
Table 2
jogger F G H I J
distance (km) 2.5 3.2 1.8 4.1 4.2
rank
Task B Speed calculations
Use the speed equation to complete this table showing distance, time and speed.
moving object distance time speed
(m) (s) (m/s)
camera drone 20 4.0
athlete 400 8.0
skateboard 60 4.0
sailing boat 391 4.6
aeroplane 21 000 87.5
Calculating speed Worksheet
Task C Using other units for speed
1) Calculate the speeds of the following objects, using the units given.
a) A snooker ball which travels 140 cm in 2.5 s.
b) A jet which travels 540 km in 45 minutes.
2) A car travels a distance of 80 km in a time of 2 hours.
a) Calculate the speed in km/h.
b) Calculate the speed in m/s.
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