Bowling Ball Lab

Multiple Choice

The table shows the times for a rolling ball recorded by students. Does the ball roll with an approximately constant speed?

• yes

• no

• it cannot be determined

• Speed? Who's got speed?

Multiple Choice

Given the table, what is the average velocity over x = 10 m to x = 15 m?

• 0.8 m/s

• 1.0 m/s

• 1.2 m/s

• 1.6 m/s

• 4.0 m/s

Fill in the Blank

The marker posts on a highway are 0.1 miles apart. If a bus is timed taking 4 seconds between posts, how fast is the truck going in MPH (there are 3600 seconds in an hour)?