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Heather Covert
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Multiple Choice
A rhinoceros is moving west at a velocity of 1 m/s with a tickbird on its back. The tickbird walks east at a velocity of 0.25 m/s relative to the rhinoceros. At what velocity is the tickbird traveling with respect to the photographer?
1.25 m/s west
1.25 m/s east
0.75 m/s west
0.75 m/s east
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Multiple Choice
A bus is traveling north at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour (km/hr). A motorcycle traveling north at a speed of 120 km/hr passes the bus.
Which describes what the bus's motion looks like to the driver of the motorcycle?
The bus looks like it is moving south at 30 km/hr.
The bus looks like it is moving north at 90 km/hr.
The bus looks like it is moving north at 120 km/hr.
The bus looks like it is moving south at 210 km/hr.
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Multiple Choice
An airplane flies in a straight level line at constant speed as shown. A package is to be dropped from the plane so that it hits a target at point Q. Point P is directly over the target. When should the package be dropped?
At a certain time before the plane reaches point P
At the instant that the plane reaches point P
Immediately after the plane passes point P
Several seconds after the plane has passed point P
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Multiple Choice
Two cars are moving in opposite directions as shown in the diagram below.
Using Car A as a frame of reference, what is the speed of Car B?
20 km/h
30 km/h
50 km/h
80 km/h
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