Variables
Position & Displacement
Velocity & Acceleration
Interpreting Graphs
100
This is the type of variable that you intentionally make changes to during an experiment
Independent Variable
100
Displacement is a _____ quantity because it includes magnitude and direction
Vector
100
____ is a vector quantity that describes the displacement of an object over time.
Velocity
100
The slope of the line on a velocity-time graph represents ____.
Acceleration
200
These are variables that remain the same throughout every trial of an experiment
Control Variables
200
The position of the star on this coordinate plane. (Write the answer on your white board)
(-6, 4)
200
Any change in an object's velocity is _____
Acceleration
200
The slope of a line on a position-time graph represents _____.
Velocity
300
On a graph, this variable is always plotted on the y-axis
Dependent variable
300
The displacement of the person from position A to position B
-10
300
If car travel's 20 meters west in 15 seconds, what is its velocity?
(Include the magnitude and direction)
1.3 m/s west
300
On this position-time graph, is the person moving forward, backward, or not moving?
Moving backward
400
Scientists conducted an experiment to see whether the time of day that patients take their blood pressure medication affects the severity of the medicine's side effects.
The independent variable in this experiment is ____.
The time of day that patients take their medicine
400
What is the displacement represented by the line on this position-time graph?
12 meters
400
On this velocity time graph, which segments show an object moving forward? (AB, BC, or both)
Both
400
This velocity-time graph represents someone who is: moving forward at a constant rate, moving forward and speeding up, or sitting still?
Moving forward at a constant rate
500
Physics students conducted experiments to see how far a ball traveled when launched at different angles.
The dependent variable in this experiment is ____.
How far the ball traveled
500
What is the person's overall displacement over the course of the 40 seconds?
0 meters
500
Which velocity-time graph shows motion of an object that is accelerating?
C
500
What is the slope of the line on this graph? 
- 0.5