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136 SCIPAD - BIG IDEAS - BOOK 2
FORCES AND MOTION
1. Plot a line graph of this data on the graph paper below. Ensure that you use most of the
graph paper and give the graph a title.
Distance from start (km)
Time from start (hr)
2. Place an ‘X’ on the graph where you think the car is travelling the fastest.
3. Calculate the average speed of the car through each checkpoint.
Distance Time Speed
Checkpoint 1
Checkpoint 2
Checkpoint 3
Checkpoint 4
Checkpoint 5
New Zealand Secondary Schools Rally Team
You have been employed by the NZSS Rally Team as a Scientific Analyst. One of your jobs is to tell
the drivers what their average speed was at various checkpoints. The team manager has handed
you the latest pace notes from the local stage of the Rally of New Zealand.
NZSS Rally Team Pace Notes
Distance from start
(km)
Time from start
(hr)
Checkpoint 1 40 km 1 hr
Checkpoint 2 100 km 2 hr
Checkpoint 3 175 km 2.5 hr
Checkpoint 4 210 km 3.5 hr
Checkpoint 5 225 km 4.5 hr
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