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Junior Cycle Science: Speed & acceleration

How often Speed & acceleration comes up on the Science papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 6 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Speed & acceleration, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Speed & acceleration.

(a)A cyclist travels 300 m in 20 s. What is the average speed?
  1. 6000 m/s
  2. 15 m/s
  3. 0.07 m/s
(b)Which is a unit of acceleration?
  1. km/h
  2. m/s
  3. m/s²
(c)A bike speeds up from 0 to 10 m/s in 5 s. What is its acceleration?
  1. 2 m/s²
  2. 0.5 m/s²
  3. 50 m/s²
Show the answers

(a) 15 m/s

(b) m/s²

(c) 2 m/s²

Your turn: Common Level questions on Speed & acceleration.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 6 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q15
2025Not asked
2024Q4, Q11
2023Q7
2022Q7
2019Q7

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Speed & acceleration questions

Speed & acceleration, 3 marks

A car travels at a steady 25 m/s. How far does it go in 4 s?

  1. 6.25 m
  2. 29 m
  3. 100 m
Show the answer

100 m

Distance = speed × time = 25 × 4 = 100 m. Rearranging speed = distance ÷ time is a skill often tested; 6.25 comes from dividing instead of multiplying.

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