GCSE Science | Motion

  • average speed = total distance/ time taken
  • acceleration = change in speed/ time taken

Thinking distance

  • distance from
  • seeing something
  • until
  • first touching the brake

Factors

  • drugs/ alcohol
  • tiredness
  • distraction
  • speed

Braking distance

  • distance from
  • first touching the brake
  • until
  • actually stopping

Factors

  • quality of brakes/ tyres
  • wet/ icy roads
  • speed