Lesson 6.5.4.1.2

6.5.4.1.2 Speed Quiz: AQA Combined Science, Unit 22

20 questions

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Lesson 6.5.4.1.2, Speed: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA GCSE Combined Science (8464), Unit 22: Forces, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What type of quantity is speed?

    • Base quantity
    • Vector quantity
    • Scalar quantity
    • Derived quantity

  2. A typical walking speed is about:

    • 15 m/s
    • 6 m/s
    • 1.5 m/s
    • 0.15 m/s

  3. A typical running speed is about:

    • 0.3 m/s
    • 3 m/s
    • 30 m/s
    • 1.5 m/s

  4. A typical cycling speed is about:

    • 60 m/s
    • 3 m/s
    • 6 m/s
    • 1.5 m/s

  5. A typical value for the speed of sound in air is:

    • 33 m/s
    • 330 m/s
    • 3300 m/s
    • 3.3 m/s

  6. Which equation calculates distance for constant speed?

    • Speed x time
    • Time / speed
    • Speed / time
    • Speed + time

  7. A car travels 150 m in 10 s at constant speed. Its speed is:

    • 15 m/s
    • 150 m/s
    • 1.5 m/s
    • 10 m/s

  8. A runner moves at 3 m/s for 120 s. The distance covered is:

    • 123 m
    • 40 m
    • 3600 m
    • 360 m

  9. Sound travels 1650 m at 330 m/s. The time taken is:

    • 5 s
    • 500 s
    • 50 s
    • 0.2 s

  10. A cyclist covers 300 m in 50 s. Her speed is:

    • 6 m/s
    • 15000 m/s
    • 0.17 m/s
    • 350 m/s

  11. (Harder) A journey has two parts: 60 m in 10 s, then 90 m in 30 s. The average speed for the whole journey is:

    • 6 m/s
    • 2.5 m/s
    • 4.5 m/s
    • 3.75 m/s

  12. How is average speed calculated?

    • Distance times time
    • Velocity over time
    • Time over distance
    • Distance over time

  13. Which factor does not affect how fast a person can walk?

    • Age
    • Clothing colour
    • Fitness
    • Terrain

  14. Which of the following can vary in speed?

    • Wind
    • Sound in a vacuum
    • Electromagnetic waves
    • Light in a vacuum

  15. To calculate the speed of an object in a practical, you need to measure:

    • Force and distance
    • Distance and time
    • Mass and time
    • Temperature and time

  16. A bus travels at 12 m/s for 2 minutes. The distance travelled is:

    • 720 m
    • 10 m
    • 1440 m
    • 1440 km

  17. A car at 25 m/s needs to cover 1 km. The time taken is:

    • 40 s
    • 25 s
    • 400 s
    • 4 s

  18. (Harder) A sound echo returns from a wall after 3 s at 330 m/s. The distance to the wall is:

    • 330 m
    • 165 m
    • 990 m
    • 495 m

  19. (Harder) How much further does a runner at 3 m/s travel than a walker at 1.5 m/s in 100 s?

    • 450 m
    • 75 m
    • 150 m
    • 300 m

  20. (Harder) A lightning flash is seen and the thunder is heard 6 s later. Taking the speed of sound as 330 m/s, the storm is about:

    • 3300 m away
    • 55 m away
    • 1980 m away
    • 330 m away

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