Speed
Speed: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Speed, Uniform Motion, Average Speed, Non-uniform Motion, Uniform Speed and, Non-uniform Speed
Important Questions on Speed
A man standing on a platform long notices that a train travelling at a uniform speed him in and passes by the platform in . Find (i) the length of the train and (ii) the speed of the train.

If a scooterist drives at the rate of, he reaches his destination too late; if he drives at the rate of , he reaches his destination too soon. Then his destination is at a distance of



The sound from the volcano was heard away. If the speed of sound is , how long would it have taken the sound to travel this distance?

The Voyager space probes carry a Golden Record, which has pictures and sounds from Earth on it. The record is intended for any life-form that finds it in the future. In , the Voyager probe was billion from the Sun and in it was billion from the Sun. How fast is the Voyager probe traveling?

If an object travels unequal distances at equal intervals of time, then the object is said to be in uniform motion.

City | Pollution levels ( concentration in ) | Amount of cycling before it becomes harmful (minutes per day) |
Johannesburg | ||
Cairo | ||
Delhi | ||
Beijing |
The average cycling speed is . Calculate how far you would be able to cycle in each city before it becomes harmful.

A cyclist travels at for and then he turns around and cycle back . The whole journey takes minutes. What was the cyclist's average speed?

If a cyclist travels at an average speed of , how far can she go in minutes?

A car covers a distance of kilometer in hours, what will be its average speed in kilometer per hour and meter per second?


Which of the following has only magnitude but no direction?

Suppose we were to draw a graph of acceleration on the Y axis and time on the X axis and the graph would be a straight line making an angle of 45 degrees with the X axis. Suppose we were to calculate the area under this curve, it would have the dimensions of______.


A cyclist covers in . What is the speed of the cyclist?
