Calculating Motion
 

Solve the following problems.  Show all your work.  Remember to include the correct units.

    1.  A jogger runs the first 1000 meter of a race in 250 seconds.  What is the jogger's speed?

Formula ___________ 

Distance ___________ 

Time _____________ 
 

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    2.  A space shuttle travels in orbit at 21, 000 km/hr.  How far will it travel after 5 hours?
Formula ___________ 

Speed  ___________ 

Time 5 hrs 
 

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3.  On a long -distance bike race, a Janice pedaled her bike 45 kilometers at an average speed of 15 km/hr.  How long did it take him to finish the race?
 
Formula ___________ 

Distance ___________ 

Speed _____________ 
 

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    Problem 3 and 4 refer to the table which summarizes Jack's ride on his new skateboard.  Before solving, graph the data information.
 
Time (s)
Distance (m)
0
0
5
30
10
70
15
90
20
120

    3.  What was Jack's speed between T- 5 second and T=10 second?
 

Formula ___________ 

Distance ___________ 

Time _____________ 
 

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    4.  What was Jack's average speed for the entire ride?
 
Formula ___________ 

Distance ___________ 

Time _____________

 Solve the problem here