What can we find with a distance vs time graph?
speed of an object
What goes on the x axis?
time
Distance = 20 meters Time = 4 minutes Direction = south What is the velocity of this object?
5 m/min south
Final Velocity = 50 m/s south Initial Velocity = 60 m/s south Time to change velocity = 5 seconds What is the acceleration of this object?
-2 m/s squared, south
What does a distance vs time graph with a straight (linear) line 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!)
If a vehicle is moving at a constant velocity, is it accelerating?
What is .....No
What is the speed of an object moving east for 6 seconds at 105.3 m/s?
105.3 m/s
A pink alien moved south in it's spacecraft 2 km at a rate of 20 m/s. How much time did it take him to do this in seconds?
100s
How would you describe the acceleration of this object? - 14 m/s squared, east
negative acceleration, decrease in 14 m/s every second
What formula would we use if we wanted to find out how an object's velocity changed within a certain period of time?
What is Acceleration
What can you determine on a speed vs time graph and velocity vs. time graph?
The object's acceleration.