The Language of Motion
Average Velocity
Describing Acceleration
Calculating Acceleration
Definitions
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Quantities that describe magnitude and also include direction
What is vector quantity?
100
mulitply km by a 1000 and hours 3600
how do you convert km/h to m/s
100
by subtracting the initial velocity from the final velocity.
How is the change in velocity calculated?
100
m/s square
What is acceleration measured in?
100
Quantities that describe magnitude but don't include direction
What is scalar quantity?
200
scalar
What type of quantity is distance?
200
m/s
What is the SI unit for speed?
200
3- Positive Negative Constant
How many and what types of changes in velocity are there?
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-9.8 m/s square
What is the acceleration due to gravity?
200
a vector quantity that describes a specific point relative to a reference point
What is position?
300
Shows the objects positions at given times and allows us to picture or visualize motion
What does a motion diagram show?
300
D: 20 km/h
What is the average velocity of a car that moved 40 km East and 80 km West in 2 hours? A: 5 km/h B: 10 km/h C: 15 km/h D: 20 km/h
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negative
When the car’s speed is decreasing, the car has a what type of acceleration?
300
a=v divided by t ?
what is the formula for finding acceleration?
300
motion in which an object travels equal displacement in equal time intervals
What is uniform motion?
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B: 19km
If a car moves 12 km North, 19 km East, and 12 km South, what is its displacement? A: 12 km B: 19 km C: 31 km D: 43 km
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D: 50 km/h
If car A is at 40 km/h and car B is at 10 km/h in the opposite direction, what is the velocity of the car A relative to the car B? A: 10 km/h B: 20 km/h C: 40 km/h D: 50 km/h
400
deceleration
Acceleration that is opposite to the direction of motion is?
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? (2.0 m/s2)(37 s) ? =74 m/s The train’s change in velocity is 74 m/s forward.
Suppose the bullet train in Japan accelerates from rest at 2.0 m/s square forward for 37 s. What is the velocity of the bullet train at the end of 37 s?
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a friction like force that opposes the motion of objects that move through the air
What is air resistance?
500
D: 150 km
A car moved 60 km East and 90 km West. What is the distance? A: 30 km B: 60 km C: 90 km D: 150 km
500
symbol: g acceleration due to gravity: g=9.8 m/s^2 downward
What is acceleration due to gravity and its symbol?
500
Suppose as you are riding you apply the brakes to slow down. If you slowdown from 9 m/s forward to 2 m/s forward, your change in velocity is what?
So the answer is -7 m/s
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(9.8 m/s square)(1.5 s) ? =15 m/s
Suppose a rock falls from the top of a high cliff. What is the change in velocity of the rock after it has fallen for 1.5 s?
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it provides information about the object's velocity and acceleration
What is a velocity time graph?
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