BTEC PE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
What are the three types of speed? - Answer acceleration, pure speed, speed
endurance
What is speed endurance - Answer the ability to maintain speed
What is pure speed? - Answer speed over a moderate distance (60m)
What is acceleration speed? - Answer the ability to rapidly increase your speed (30m)
Which sports need speed? - Answer 100m sprint
hurdles
football
Speed - Answer travelling over a distance in the shortest possible time
What is muscular strength? -Answer the amount of one-off force of a muscle against a
resistance
Muscular strength -Answer weightlifting
american football
olympic rings
What is body composition? -Answer body fat to muscle ratio
,Muscular endurance -Answer the ability for muscles to exert force over a longer period
of time
What is muscular endurance used in? -Answer marathon running
rugby
long-distance cycling
Aerobic endurance - the ability for cardiovascular and respiratory systems to function
effectively
Which sports require aerobic endurance? - swimming
marathon running
triathlon
Flexibility - the range of movement around a joint
Which sports need flexibility? - gymnastics
ballet
athletics
Agility - to change direction and speed quickly
Which sports need agility? - wingers
squash
forward in basketball
Equilibium Balance - Ability to maintain equilibrium with your centre of mass over the
, base of support
Dynamic balance - On the move, netball player dodging opponents
Static balance - Stationary, gymnastics balance team
Power equation - force x distance / time
Power - Product of speed and strength
Sports requiring power - American football
rugby
high jump
weightlifting
Reaction time - Time required by a person to react to any particular stimulus and to
initiate the response
Sports that require reaction time - Batsman in cricket
100m sprint
goalkeeper in football
tennis
Coordination - Efficiency in performing movements smoothly and efficiently
Sports that require coordination - Badminton
football
ANSWERS
What are the three types of speed? - Answer acceleration, pure speed, speed
endurance
What is speed endurance - Answer the ability to maintain speed
What is pure speed? - Answer speed over a moderate distance (60m)
What is acceleration speed? - Answer the ability to rapidly increase your speed (30m)
Which sports need speed? - Answer 100m sprint
hurdles
football
Speed - Answer travelling over a distance in the shortest possible time
What is muscular strength? -Answer the amount of one-off force of a muscle against a
resistance
Muscular strength -Answer weightlifting
american football
olympic rings
What is body composition? -Answer body fat to muscle ratio
,Muscular endurance -Answer the ability for muscles to exert force over a longer period
of time
What is muscular endurance used in? -Answer marathon running
rugby
long-distance cycling
Aerobic endurance - the ability for cardiovascular and respiratory systems to function
effectively
Which sports require aerobic endurance? - swimming
marathon running
triathlon
Flexibility - the range of movement around a joint
Which sports need flexibility? - gymnastics
ballet
athletics
Agility - to change direction and speed quickly
Which sports need agility? - wingers
squash
forward in basketball
Equilibium Balance - Ability to maintain equilibrium with your centre of mass over the
, base of support
Dynamic balance - On the move, netball player dodging opponents
Static balance - Stationary, gymnastics balance team
Power equation - force x distance / time
Power - Product of speed and strength
Sports requiring power - American football
rugby
high jump
weightlifting
Reaction time - Time required by a person to react to any particular stimulus and to
initiate the response
Sports that require reaction time - Batsman in cricket
100m sprint
goalkeeper in football
tennis
Coordination - Efficiency in performing movements smoothly and efficiently
Sports that require coordination - Badminton
football
