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Solve each problem using the correct equation. Be sure to include proper units. Report all of
your answers to the correct number of significant figures. Show ALL work!
1. The cheetah, the fastest of land animals, spots its prey northeast of its current location. It
can run the distance of 274 m in 8.65 s, which is its top velocity. What is the cheetah’s top
velocity to reach its prey?
2. How much time will it take for a bug to travel 5 meters across the floor if it is traveling at 1
m/s?
3. You arrive in my class 45 seconds after leaving math which is 90 meters away. How fast
did you travel?
4. How far can you get away from your little brother with a squirt gun filled with paint if you
can travel at 3 m/s and you have 15 s before he sees you?
5. The bird that migrates the farthest is the Arctic tern. Each year, the Arctic tern travels
32,000 km between the Arctic Ocean and the continent of Antarctica. Assuming this bird can
complete the journey in 122 days, what is the speed of the Arctic tern in kilometers per days?
6. If you shout into the Grand Canyon, your voice travels at the speed of sound (340 m/s) to
the bottom of the canyon and back, and you hear an echo. How deep is the Grand Canyon at
a spot where you can hear your echo 5.2 seconds after you shout?
7. The fastest supersonic jet is the Concorde. How long would it take the Concorde to travel
6265 km between New York City and London, England at a speed of 2150 km/h?
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8. You need to get to class, 200.0 meters away, and you can only walk in the hallways at
about 1.5 m/s. (If you run any faster, you will get caught for running.) How much time will it
take to get to your class?
9. The fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an ocean liner was made on July 7, 1952. The
ship, the S.S. United States, traveled 4727 km east by northeast in 82.6 hours. What would
the velocity of the ship be in kilometers per hour?
10. The typical snail doesn’t cover very much ground even when it is moving at its maximum
speed, which is 0.05 m/h. How far will a snail travel if it moves at its top speed for 0.75 hours?
11. The world’s longest fence is 5530 km long. Suppose you were to travel around this fence
in a jeep with an average speed of 45 km/h. How long would it take you to return to your
starting point?
12. Bonnie Blair set the world record for women’s speed skating in 1995, with an average
speed of 12.9 m/s. How far would Blair have traveled at this speed in a time of 300.0
seconds?
13. Simpson drives his car with an average velocity of 85 km/h eastward. How long will it
take him to drive 560 km on a perfectly straight highway?
14. A school bus takes 0.53 hours to reach the school from your house. If the average speed
of the bus is 19 km/h, what is the displacement of the bus during the trip?
Challenge Problem: Bill and Amy want to ride their bikes from their neighborhood to school
which is 14.4 kilometers away. It takes Any 40 minutes to arrive at school. Bill arrives 20
minutes after Amy. How much faster (in meters/second) is Amy’s average speed for the
entire trip? Show all metric conversions!