The amount of space covered, along a path (usually measured in meters)
What is distance?
100
A particle travels 60 m in 15 s; this quantity (with units) describes its velocity
What is 4 m/s?
100
The measuring device with which we can determine displacement.
What is a meterstick or ruler?
100
What you would look for on a displacement versus time graph in order to get the velocity
What is the slope?
100
What would describe how fast a particle is moving in the negative x direction
What is a negative velocity?
200
The change in velocity over time
What is acceleration?
200
An object travels 10 m in 4 s. It travels 1 m in the first two seconds, and then 9 m in the next 9 s. This quantity (with units) describes its average velocity.
What is 2.5 m/s?
200
The measuring devices with which we can determine velocity
What is a meterstick or ruler and a stopwatch?
200
What you would calculate on an acceleration versus time graph to get the velocity
What is the area under the curve?
200
You could conclude from a graph of displacement versus time that is a horizontal line
What is an object that is not moving?
300
The final position minus the initial position (regardless of the path taken to get there)
What is displacement?
300
An object travels at a constant velocity of 5 m/s for one minute. This quantity (with units) describes its acceleration.
What is 0 m/s^2?
300
The quantity your speedometer in your car measures
What is distance?
300
A figure we draw on a graph when we have a collection of points that we need to determine a pattern for
What is a line of best fit?
300
The 18th century scientist who described most of the motion equations and laws we still use today (full name)
Who is Isaac Newton?
400
The change in displacement over time
What is velocity?
400
A velocity versus time graph displays a graph that is rectangular in shape, with a height of h meters and a length of t seconds. The area under the curve describes this quantity. (name it)
What is the displacement?
400
You could measure both velocity and change in velocity with this part of your car and a timer
What is an accelerator pedal?
400
The quantity you would measure on a velocity versus time graph in order to determine the acceleration
What is the slope?
400
The word that describes the study of motion without regard for its cause
What is kinematics?
500
The change in velocity at a specific point in time; often measured by a tangent line to a velocity curve
What is instantaneous acceleration?
500
An object that travels at 45 m/s for 5 seconds has traveled this far (with units).
What is 225 meters?
500
A police officer uses this piece of equipment to determine your velocity on a road by shooting a wave at you and measuring the time it takes to return to him/her.
What is a radar gun?
500
What you would conclude if you took the slope of a velocity versus time graph and found it to be zero
What is a constant acceleration?
500
The only motion quantity that you could determine if you were to close your eyes while you were riding in a moving vehicle, such as a car or airplane