Fatal Accidents - Christopher Grigg | Library

Use CLAIM EVIDENCE and REASONING to answer the questions in complete sentences. Include the vocabulary and concepts we have learned in the Force and Motion Unit.

 How can the following aspects of a car’s design help avoid accidents: 

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a. mass and inertia?

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b. center of mass?

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c. braking distance?

 2.  Use the data from the tables to explain which vehicle type: 

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a. is most likely to be in an accident that includes fatalities.

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b. is least likely to be in an accident that includes fatalities

 3. Use the data from the tables to explain which vehicle type in a two-car accident is most likely to cause a death:

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a. of people in the other vehicle.

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b. of its own occupants.

4. Use evidence from this and other activities in this unit to explain why mid-sized cars and SUVs have: 

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a. different rollover fatality rates.

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b. the same fixed-object fatality rates.

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5. Noah’s family of four wants to buy a safe car. Which type of car would you recommend? Use evidence from the data tables in this activity and ideas from this unit to explain your decision.