Wedell seals make holes in sea ice so they an swim down to forage on the ocean floor below. Measurements for one seal showed that it dived straight down from such an opening reaching a depth of .30 km in a time of 5.0 minutes. What was the speed of the diving seal?

A. .60 M/S
B. 1.0 M/S
C. 1.6 M/S
D. 6.0 M/S
E. 10 M/S


Answer: B. 1.0 M/S

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