Subject Science
Topic Motion, Cell
Revision Worksheet
Class-9
Q-1 A cyclist covers a distance of 6 km in 10 minutes. Calculate his speed in:
centimeter per sec
(ii) meter per second (iii) kilometer per hour


Answer :

Answer:

Explanation:

Sure, let's calculate the cyclist's speed in different units step by step.

### 1. Speed in kilometers per hour (km/h)

First, we need to convert the distance covered and the time taken into consistent units. The cyclist covers a distance of 6 km in 10 minutes. To find the speed in kilometers per hour, we need to convert the time from minutes to hours.

\[

\text{Time in hours} = \frac{10 \text{ minutes}}{60 \text{ minutes/hour}} = \frac{10}{60} \text{ hours} = \frac{1}{6} \text{ hours}

\]

Now we calculate the speed:

\[

\text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} = \frac{6 \text{ km}}{\frac{1}{6} \text{ hours}} = 6 \times 6 \text{ km/h} = 36 \text{ km/h}

\]

### 2. Speed in meters per second (m/s)

Next, we need to convert the distance from kilometers to meters and the time from minutes to seconds.

- 1 kilometer = 1000 meters

- 10 minutes = 10 \times 60 = 600 seconds

So, the distance covered in meters is:

\[

6 \text{ km} = 6 \times 1000 \text{ meters} = 6000 \text{ meters}

\]

Now we calculate the speed in meters per second:

\[

\text{Speed} = \frac{6000 \text{ meters}}{600 \text{ seconds}} = 10 \text{ m/s}

\]

### 3. Speed in centimeters per second (cm/s)

Finally, we need to convert the speed from meters per second to centimeters per second.

- 1 meter = 100 centimeters

So, the speed in centimeters per second is:

\[

10 \text{ m/s} = 10 \times 100 \text{ cm/s} = 1000 \text{ cm/s}

\]

### Summary

The cyclist's speed is:

1. \(36\) km/h

2. \(10\) m/s

3. \(1000\) cm/s