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Sports Measurement Problems
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Sports Measurement Problems
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Multiple Choice
Choose the best answer for each question. For the factors question, select every correct option.
1.Convert 2 minutes 17.6 seconds into seconds.
- 137.6 s
- 217.6 s
- 2,017.6 s
- 119.6 s
2.A runner covers 800 m in 104 seconds. What is the runner’s average speed?
- 7.69 m/s
- 13.00 m/s
- 0.13 m/s
- 96.00 m/s
3.A cyclist travels 12 km at a constant speed of 16 km/h. How many minutes does the journey take?
- 45 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 48 minutes
- 75 minutes
4.Which factor could affect the accuracy of the recorded time in a hand-timed sprint? Select all that apply.
- The timer’s reaction when starting or stopping the stopwatch
- A sloping or windy track
- An incorrectly measured sprint distance
- The runner’s shoe colour
Short Answers and Calculations
Show your working where requested. Include units in your answers.
5.A swimmer completes 150 m in 1 minute 18.75 seconds. Calculate the swimmer’s average speed in metres per second. Show your working.
6.Convert 7.35 seconds into milliseconds.
7.A 4 × 100 m relay team finishes in 43.18 seconds. If the first three runners each take 10.72 seconds, how long does the fourth runner take? Show your working.
8.A 30 m sprint is timed as 4.26 s, 4.18 s and 4.22 s. (a) Find the mean time. (b) Use the mean time to calculate the average speed in metres per second, to two decimal places. Show your working.
9.Give one possible source of error when timing a sprint by hand, and describe one practical way to reduce that error.
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