Position, Speed, Velocity
Graphs of Motion
Acceleration
Vocabulary
Random
100
Speed =
What is Distance/Time
100
speed that stays the same and does not change
What is Constant Speed
100
the rate at which velocity changes
What is acceleration
100
variable that gives location relative to an origin
What is Position
100
the variable that causes change in another
What is independent variable
200
a place where position is zero
What is Origin
200
ratio of the rise over the run
What is Slope
200
9.8 m/s2
What is acceleration due to gravity
200
numbered line on a graph that represents the value of a variable
What is axis
200
if the angle of a ramp is decreased to make it less steep then a car rolling down the ramp will have ____________ acceleration.
What is less
300
Lana swam 50 meters in 10 seconds. what is her speed? with units
What is 5 m/s
300
slope in a position vs time graph
What is Speed
300
an object moving through space and affected only by gravity?
What is Projectile
300
9.8 N/kg
What is Earth's Gravity
300
An ice skater accelerates from 12m/s to 60 m/s in 8 seconds. What is the ice skater's acceleration?
What is 6 m/s^2
400
an object traveling at a speed of 45 m/s went a distance equal to 75 meters. how much time was needed?
What is 1.7s
400
variable that is changed by the experiment
What is Independent Variable
400
John, a race car driver, uniformly decreases the speed of his car from 95 m/s to 40 m/s in 11 seconds. what is the acceleration?
What is -5m/s2
400
a way to show the relationship between variables, a math diagram or a scientific model
What is a graph
400
what is the speed of a yo-yo as it turns around and is it accelerating
What is the yo-yo is accelerating and the speed is zero
500
How far does a car travel if it moves at a speed of 65 mph for 42 minutes? hint: 60 min = 1 hour
What is 45.5 miles
500
Y2= 10, Y1= 0, X2= 5, X1= 0 What is the Slope?
What is 2
500
V2= 125 m/s, V1= 0m/s, t= 5s What is acceleration?
What is 25 m/s2
500
total distance traveled divided by the total time of a trip
What is average
500
from home you walk 6 blocks east then walk 4 blocks west. What is your distance from home and what is your position?
What is 2 blocks and (2,0)