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Science | Speed and Velocity Review
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Speed and Velocity Review
Use the words from this list to ll in the blanks in 1-5 below. The words may be used more than once
and may be used as either singular or plural.
speed
velocity
time
table
distance
graph
direction
1. Average speed is the
it takes.
distance an object travels divided by the
time
2. The velocity of an object is its speed in a certain direction .
3. The steepness of the line on a position-time graph measures the objects speed. .
4. Displacement always includes a direction and is used in measuring
velocity. .
5. Average speed and velocity may be calculated from position/time data found in a
table or a graph. .
Use the following table to answer Questions 6 and 7.
The Flight of a Jet
Position
(km)
Time
(s)
0 0
+1 10
+5 30
+10 50
+4 70
+4 90
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6. What was the average velocity of the jet from +5.0 km to +10 km? Show your work.
7. What was the velocity of the jet from 70 s to 90 s? Explain your answer.
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