Physics · GCSE · Forces & Motion

Typical speeds

Typical speedsFree2:55Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standard
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What you need to know

  • Speed is the distance travelled divided by the time taken.
  • A top sprinter runs at about 10 m/s, much slower than a racing car at over 100 m/s.
  • To compare speeds, put them in the same units; convert km/h to m/s by multiplying by 1000 and dividing by 3600.
  • The same equation can be rearranged to find distance (speed × time) or time (distance ÷ speed).

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Runs 2:55, from 0:06 to 3:01 of the full video.

Heddy Score3/7, Below the standard
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Why we picked it

Uses a sprinter and a racing car to practise speed calculations and unit conversion, which underpins knowing typical speeds.

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