What is the formula for acceleration?
Acceleration =
Vf - Vi / Time
What can we find with a distance vs time graph? Think: what can we calculate?
speed of an object
What are 3 ways we can tell if something is accelerating?
speeding up, slowing down, OR changing direction
What always goes on the x axis?
time
An object is moving south at 60 m/s (Initial Velocity) but slows to 50 m/s (final velocity) in 5 seconds. What is the acceleration of this object?
A = Vf - Vi / Time
-2 m/s/s, south
On a distance - time graph, what does a straight line in a positive direction indicate about a moving object?
It's moving at a constant speed
A porcupine moved toward a pond at a speed of 5 m/s. It took him 8 seconds. What was the distance he traveled?
40 meters
An object travels 25 meters in 2 seconds east. What is it's velocity?
12.5 m/s east (must include direction!)
How would you describe negative acceleration?
decrease in velocity/speed over time
What does a horizontal line on a velocity-time graph indicate (if about 0)?
The object is moving at a constant speed
How would you describe the acceleration of this object?
-14 m/s/s, east
negative acceleration, decrease in 14 m/s every second
On a velocity-time graph, what does a diagonal straight line at a negative slope indicate?
The object is steadily decelerating (slowing down)