A student drives 40 km south in an attempt to get to a science fair competition before realizing he missed the exit. He turns around and drives back north 15 km before arriving. The total time of travel was 0.75 hr. What is his speed? What is his velocity?

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1. A student drives 40 km south in an attempt to get to a
science fair competition before realizing he missed the exit.
He turns around and drives back north 15 km before
arriving. The total time of travel was 0.75 hr. What is his
speed? What is his velocity?
2. A bus leaves Houston at 6:00 am headed toward Austin at a
constant speed of 54.3 miles/hour. If Austin is located 190
miles west of Houston, approximately when will the bus
arrive in Austin?
3. A girl rides her moped 5 km east and then turns around and
rides 2 km west. The entire trip takes fifteen minutes. What
are her average speed and velocity?
4.
Match each letter to the correct displacement vs. time graph.
7.
8.
9.
d.
10.
d
11.
d
12.
a. Moving fast, constant speed
f.
gradually decreasing speed
b. Moving slrow, constant SPeed
Transcribed Image Text:1:41 1. A student drives 40 km south in an attempt to get to a science fair competition before realizing he missed the exit. He turns around and drives back north 15 km before arriving. The total time of travel was 0.75 hr. What is his speed? What is his velocity? 2. A bus leaves Houston at 6:00 am headed toward Austin at a constant speed of 54.3 miles/hour. If Austin is located 190 miles west of Houston, approximately when will the bus arrive in Austin? 3. A girl rides her moped 5 km east and then turns around and rides 2 km west. The entire trip takes fifteen minutes. What are her average speed and velocity? 4. Match each letter to the correct displacement vs. time graph. 7. 8. 9. d. 10. d 11. d 12. a. Moving fast, constant speed f. gradually decreasing speed b. Moving slrow, constant SPeed
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