The equation for this measurement of movement is equal to distance divided by time.
What is the measurement of speed?
This is a term used to describe numerical data
What is quantitative data?
This is the name for the variable that does not change throughout the experiment
What is the control variable?
Convert: 8 m -> _____ da
What is 0.5 dam?
True or False: Mr. Page attended Enterprise Middle School
What is true?
Whereas you use distance to calculate speed; velocity requires you to use
What is displacement?
Speed is considered this type of quantity.
What is a scalar quantity?
What is the independent variable?
5 students are running a 40 meter race. The 1st student finishes in 5.5 seconds. The 2nd in 5.2 seconds. The third in 5.9 seconds. The fourth at 4.8 seconds. And the 5th student ran it in 5.75 seconds. Find the average time
What is 5.43 seconds averaged to finish the race?
(5.5 + 5.2 + 5.9 + 4.8 + 5.75 = 27.15 / 5 = 5.43 second)
The company did Mr. Page's family almost sue
Who are Kraft?
True or False: Distance will always be greater than or equal to a displacement measurement.
What is true?
This term is used to describe a visual landmark used to help guide someone/thing to a designated area
What is a reference point?
What is the name for thing desired recorded outcome?
A student traveling for 60 seconds, while riding a bike at 20 m/s will go how far?
What is 1,200 meters after 60 seconds?
The playground toy that Mr. Page accidentally helped get removed
What were teeter totters?
True or False: Speed can have a negative value
What is false?
Vector quantities give both data in ________ and _______.
What is magnitude (size) and direction?
Example Experiment: Students wanted to see the difference in explosiveness of soda depending on how many Mento's are added.
The flavor of Mento would be consider what type of variable?
What is a control variable?
Convert 459 km -> _____ cm
What is 45,900,000?
True or False: Mr. Page has been married before
What is false?
The best way to describe displacement would be
What is the difference is value (for liquids) or the most direct measurement from start point to end point?
(answers will vary)
When the rate of movement of an object is taken at a single moment, this is referred to as
What is instantaneous speed?
On a data table, typically the left side of the data table will have the _________ variable.
What is the independent variable?
If a person walks 450 meters in 30 seconds, what was their average speed?
(reminder avg speed time is asking to figure out how many meters in a single second)
What is 15 m/s?
What is a Dalmatian?