2.4 - Speed and Velocity
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Practice Questions
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Define speed in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about the definition relating to distance and time.
What is the unit of speed?
💡 Hint: Recall the unit of measure for speed.
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What is the unit of speed?
💡 Hint: Recall the standard unit we discussed in class.
Velocity is a scalar quantity. True or False?
💡 Hint: Think about the definition of scalar versus vector.
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Challenge Problems
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A train moves 300 km at a speed of 60 km/h. How long will it take to reach its destination, and what is its velocity if it travels north?
💡 Hint: Use time = Distance / Speed.
A car travels from Point A to Point B 150 km away, then returns back to Point A, which took a total time of 3 hours. What is the average speed and velocity of the car?
💡 Hint: Total distance for speed versus total displacement for velocity.
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