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Speed and Velocity Practice Problems - Set 2
1. How far will a car travel in 6 hours at 70 km/hr?
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2. In the 2008 Olympics, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt shocked the world as he ran
the 100-meter dash in 9.69 seconds. Determine Usain's average speed for the
race,
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3. Find the average velocity (in m/s) of a bicycler that starts 150 meters north of
town and is 1200 meters north of town after 30.0 minutes,
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4. A school bus takes 0.53 hours to reach the school from your house. If the average
speed of the bus is 19km/h, what is the displacement of the bus during the trip?
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5. The Sears Tower in Chicago is 443 m tall. Joe wants to set the world’s stair
climbing record and runs all the way to the roof of the tower. If Joe’s average
upward speed is 0.60 m/s, how long will it take Joe to climb from street level to
the roof of the Sears Tower? 0.WOMm/s (= YU
0.60 m/s = 43m
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6. The peregrine falcon is the fastest of flying birds (anid) as a matter oF fact, 1s the
fastest living creature). A falcon can fly 1.73 km downward in 25 s. What is the
average velocity of a peregrine falcon?
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