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1
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What does the calculation trangle look like when calculating speed?

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2
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What is missing?

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3
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What is missing?

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4
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What is meant by speed?

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The distance something travels in a certain amount of time.

5
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What is the relative speed of two trains moving towards each other at 30 m.p.h?

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60 m.p.h

6
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How do we calculates speed?

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Speed = Distance ÷ Time

7
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What are the units of speed?

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Metres per second (m/s)

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What is missing?

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9
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The speed that an object travels during a complete journey is called the…

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average speed.

10
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What is meant by relative motion?

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The speed that one object travels compared to another.

e.g. looking at a moving train from a stationary one feels the same as being on a moving train and looking at a stationary one.

11
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The speed that a runner is running at any specific point during a race is called the…

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instantaneous speed.

12
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What is the relative speed of two trains moving at the same speed in the same direction?

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Zero