Conversion of velocity units
to convert time and length units to convert speed units,
to convert speed units using English vocabulary.
List the known units of distancedistance and time in the SI system.
Describe how we determine the average speed.
How can we graphically describe the motion of bodies?
Specify what the letters in the formula mean.
Which units are valid speed units? Choose the correct answers.
a)
b)
c) miles
d) knot
e) horsepower
f) mach
Two cars are moving at speeds of and in the same direction, respectively. The second is behind the first one. Will the second car catch up with the first one?
A sprinter ran 100 m in 10 seconds. What was the speed of the sprinter? Give the result in .
A ship is moving at a speed of 7 knots (kn). At what speed the ship is moving in ?
Assume .
Convert the speed to the appropriate units.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Summary
The speed unit in the SI system is metermeter per second .
In order to convert one unit of speed into another in the SI system, you should know the multiples and submultiples of the units of distancedistance and time. Conversion of traditionally used speed units requires conversion of traditional length units into meters and units of time such as minutes, hours and days to secondsecond. We substitute the calculated values of the distance s and time t into to obtain the speed in meters per second.
Exercises
Calculate the speed of a snail, which travelled 36 cm in 2 min 30 s. Give the result in , and .
Write in English which vehicle was moving faster. The delivery truck travelled 2000 m in 0,04 h, and the passenger car drove 4 km in 6 min. Calculate the average speed.
Indicate which pairs of expressions or words are translated correctly.
- prędkość - velocity
- droga - distance
- czas ruchu - time of motion
- metr - meter
- godzina - nautical mile
- mila morska - hour
- distance
- prędkość
- meter
- droga
- time of motion
- hour
- metr
- velocity
- czas ruchu
- godzina
Glossary
droga
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wymowa w języku angielskim: distance
godzina
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wymowa w języku angielskim: hour
kilometr
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wymowa w języku angielskim: kilometer
metr
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wymowa w języku angielskim: meter
mila morska
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wymowa w języku angielskim: nautical mile
sekunda
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wymowa w języku angielskim: second
czas ruchu
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wymowa w języku angielskim: time of motion
prędkość
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wymowa w języku angielskim: velocity
Keywords
distancedistance
time of motiontime of motion
velocityvelocity
