Vocabulary
Identify
Solve
Units
Diagrams
100
How far something travels (total)
Distance
100
A runner travels 50 meters in 10 seconds. How fast is the runner traveling?
👉What variable are you solving for?
v= Velocity
100
A runner covers a distance of 100 meters in 20 seconds while running at a constant speed.
What is the runner’s velocity?
5 m/s
100
Units for distance
m = meters
100
On the distance-time graph below, at what point is the object going the slowest, but still moving? 
A
200
The relationship between displacement and time
Velocity
200
A cyclist travels at a speed of 12 m/s and covers 360 meters. How long does it take?
👉What variable are you solving for?
t= Time
200
A cyclist speeds up from 5 m/s to 15 m/s in 5 seconds.
What is the cyclist’s acceleration?
2 m/s2
200
Units for time
s = seconds
200
On the distance-time graph below, which letter represents an object traveling backward?
D
300
Change in the position of an object
Displacement
300
A skateboarder increases her speed from 2 m/s to 6 m/s in 2 seconds.What is her acceleration?
👉 What variable are you solving for?
a= Acceleration
300
A car is moving at an initial speed of 10 m/s. It accelerates at a rate of 2 m/s². How fast is the car going after 5s?
Vf = 20 m/s
300
Units for velocity
m/s = meters/second
300
On the distance-time graphs below, which graph represents an object slowing down?
E
400
What do we call the acceleration due to gravity with no other forces?
Free Fall
400
A car is traveling 15 m/s with an acceleration of 2 m/s2. How fast is it going after 4 seconds?
👉 What variable are you solving for?
Vf = Final Velocity
400
An apple falls from a tree branch and hits the ground after 2 seconds.
How far does the apple fall?
d= 19.6 m
400
units for acceleration
m/s2
400
Explain the motion of this object at the time of 6 seconds.
It stops.
500
The change in velocity of an object over a given period of time
Acceleration
500
A coin is dropped from the top of a tall building. It falls freely under gravity (ignore air resistance).
How far does the coin fall in 3 seconds before it hits the ground?
👉What variable are you solving for?
d= distance
500
A rock is dropped from a bridge and falls freely for 3 seconds before it hits the water.
What is the rock’s velocity just before hitting the water?
29.4 m/s
500
units for displacement
m = meters
500
What is the velocity of an object at a time of 16s?
0.25 m/s