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Give a real life example in which two objects are moving at a constant speed but have different velocities.

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Two cars are driving in opposite directions on the same street. One car is driving North at 30 mph, while the other one is on the other side of the street, driving South at 30 mph.

Both cars have the same speed. But their velocities are different, because DIRECTION is part of velocity.

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Answer:

The planets and moons that orbit in the solar system.

Step-by-step explanation:

For example the earth moves at 67,000 mph (107,000 km/h), and is constant from the gravitational pull of the sun. The moon orbits at about 2,288 mph (3,683 km/h). these are both traveling at different velocities but at a constant speed.

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