Acceleration, Speed, and VelocOnline version Students distinguish between acceleration, speed, and velocity by Kimberly Harkrider 1 Velocity 2 Speed 3 Acceleration A car is traveling 60 miles per hour south on the freeway Bobby runs 5 m/s north to his house The Boeing jet is flying 750km southwest The rock rolls down the hill south going 10 m/s Kelly takes the speedboat to 20 miles per hour southeast on the lake Brian skis south on the Blue mountain going 40 m/s The jet flies 345 m/s and breaks the sound barrier Mary rides her scooter 12 m/s to her house in Lake Highlands The car travels 65 miles per hour A turtle crawls across the road at 2 inches per second A mermaid swims one lap around the island 3 m/s Jamie runs to the cafeteria 5 m/s to get to the front of the line The car comes to a complete stop at the red light The train slows down as it reaches its destination at Grand Central Station Joseph pedals his bicycle faster when he sees Mr. Clark's scary dog Juan kicks a soccer ball that has been sitting in the grass Bella slams on her brakes when she sees a turtle trying to cross the road Jimmy travels at a constant speed on the highway and then has to change lanes to take his exit for work
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