Speed & Velocity
Free fall & air resistance
Velocity Problems
Acceleration
Formulas and units
100

m/s North

velocity


100

When you DROP an OBJECT in AIR it falls at a certain rate of acceleration.  If you TAKE AWAY the AIR RESISTANCE the object will ACCELERATE at a ___________ rate

higher

100

What is the VELOCITY of an object MOVING east for 6 SECONDS and had a displacement of 60 m?

10 m/s East

100

The ACCELERATION of an object that has a FINAL VELOCITY of 50 M/X, an INITIAL VELOCITY of 5 M/S, and a time of 5 SECONDS.


9 m/s2

100

What is the formula for velocity? 

v = d / t

200

distance covered per unit of time

speed

200

acceleration due to gravity 

10 m/s2

200

The VELOCITY of a JOGGER that RAN 350 METERS East in 70 SECONDS.

5 m/s East 

200

When speed and/or direction do not stay the same

changing velocity 

200

A unit for speed

m/s

300

speed and direction

velocity

300

When you are putting your HAND OUT the WINDOW while driving down the highway you feel MORE AIR RESISTANCE when the SPEED of the car is __________

higher 

300

The VELOCITY of an OBJECT that TRAVELS 120 METERS West in 24 SECONDS.


5 m/s West

300

The ACCELERATION of an OBJECT with a time of 2 SECONDS and a CHANGE in VELOCITY of 32 M/S.


16 m/s2

300

A unit for acceleration 

m/s2

400

m/s

speed

400

when an object falls without air resistance

free fall

400

What is the VELOCITY of an OBJECT that is MOVING 6 METERS in 2 SECONDS WEST?

3 m/s West

400

When speed and direction do not change. 

constant velocity

400

A unit for velocity

m/s South

500

the speed of an object at a specific point in time

instantaneous speed

500

The RESISTANCE to MOTION experienced by an object moving THROUGH the AIR caused by the flow of air over the surface of the object. 

air resistance

500

An object travels 25 METERS IN 2 SECONDS EAST. What is it's VELOCITY?


12.5 m/s East

500

The ACCELERATION of an object with an INITIAL VELOCITY of 15 M/S and a FINAL VELOCITY of 45 M/S in 3 SECONDS. 

10 m/s2

500

What is the formula for acceleration?


a = Δv / t