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Which option is a scientifically accurate description of velocity?

A. The golf pro missed the shot even though the ball was only one meter away from the cup.
B.With just two second left on the clock, the basketball player moved quickly down the court to sink the ball in the basket.
C.The skier traveled downhill along the 80-meter track to the finish line in just 3.5 seconds to win the competition.
D. After traveling at 120 kph for the entire 30-minute race, the racecar driver ended the race at the same point she started.

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the answer is choice C i took the test and i got it right good luck

User Knokio
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Choice-C is the closest to being a description of velocity,
but I also have problems with 'C'.

In order to describe velocity, you need a speed and its direction.

'A' doesn't state either one.

'B' says "quickly", which I don't accept as a speed, and "down the court",
which I don't accept as a direction.

'D' nicely describes the speed ... 120 kph. But the only thing it
tells us about direction is that it must have changed during the
race, because that's the only way the driver could have ended
the race in the same place she started it from.

'C' gives us the skier's speed ... (80 meters) / (3.5 sec) = 22.86 m/s .
It also tells us that his direction was always downhill and along the track.
I would have preferred a better description of the direction, but I can
have it if I'm willing to go there and measure the direction of the track
and the slope of the hill. So it's all there in this choice, but you have to
dig for it.
User Shaunsephton
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