Honors Physics Kinematics

Equations

100

Kinematics equation that does not involve diaplacement.

what is v=v₀+at ?

200

Kinematics equation that does not involve final velocity.

what is ∆x = v₀t+1/2at² ?

300

Kinematics equation that does not involve time.

What is v²=v₀²+2a(x-x₀) ?

400

This value is 0 for an object in free fall.

What is velocity as the highest point?

500

This value is zero for a horizontal launch.

What is the v_0y? OR what is a_x?

Problem Solving

100

A motorbike travels east and begins to slow down before a traffic light. In which direction is the motorbike's acceleration going?

What is west?

200

A person walks 8 km east during the first day, and 5 km west the next day. What is their net displacement?

What is 3 km east?

300

A stomp rocket takes 1.5 seconds to reach its maximum height. What was its initial velocity?

What is 15 m/s?

400

What is the maximum height of a stomp rocket that has an initial velocity of 15 m/s?

What is 11.25 m?

500

An object accelerates from rest, with a constant acceleration of 4.5 m/s². What will its velocity be after 30s?

What is 135 m/s?

Units

100

Three different units for displacement?

What is meters, ft, km, inch, miles?

200

3 different units for time?

what is seconds, minutes, hours?

300

4 different units for velocity?

what is m/s, km/hr, mph, ft/s?

400

4 different units for acceleration?

km/hr², miles/hr², ft/s², m/s²

500

What are the SI units for acceleration due to gravity?

m/s² 

Definitions

100

value of acceleration due to gravity (in HP Phys land)?

What is -10m/s²

200

The speed of something in a particular direction.

What is velocity?

300

the rate of change of velocity.

What is acceleration

400

The net change in position.

What is displacement?

500

What is the difference between displacement and distance?

Distance - how far an object has travelled (total path length) 

Displacement - shortest straight line distance between initial and final position

General Questions

100

During free fall, what is the acceleration of an object?

g or -10 m/s²?

200

An object that is dropped has an initial velocity of ___.

What is zero?

300

If a car is traveling at a velocity of 5 m/s, and slows to a stop, the final velocity is ____.

What is zero?

400

The final velocity of a cat thrown upward at its peak is = ?

What is 0.

500

An object moves at a constant speed of 5m/s. This means that the object:
A. Increases speed 5m/s every second.
B. Decreases its speed by 5m/s every second.
C. Has zero acceleration.
D. Moves 5 meters every second

what is C and D?