Mechanical motion. Distance and time
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
How many metres is 4 km?
4000
2
How many minutes are in 2 hours?
120
3
With an adult, find the distance from home to school using a map or app and write it in metres.
Answers differ for each pupil (for example 800 m).
4
Give your own example of a body that is at rest relative to one reference body and moving relative to another.
Sample: a person on a ship’s deck is at rest relative to the ship but moving relative to the shore.
5
Write whether the trajectory is straight or curved: a lift, a thrown ball, the tip of a clock hand.
Lift — straight; ball — curved; clock-hand tip — curved (circle).