Speed, Distance, Time, Acceleration
Vocab
Acceleration
Graphs
Position
100
The formula for speed.
s = d/t
100
60 miles north (Scalar or Vector?)
Vector (Has a direction and magnitude)
100
______________ - Acceleration due to gravity
: -9.8 m/s2
100
No Motion
100
Cindy travels 100 miles east and then travels 20 additional miles east.
What is her displacement?
What is her distance?
Displacement: 120
Distance 120
200
The speed of a car that travels 400 miles in 5 hours
What is 80 miles per hour.
200
What is acceleration?
Speed up, slow down change directions
200
-9.8 m/s2 is what?
Answer: Acceleration due to gravity
200
Runner 2
200
Alex travels 100 miles east and then turns around and travels 40 miles west.
What is his displacement?
What is his distance?
Displacement: 60 miles east
Distance 140 miles
300
Formula for acceleration
a = (Vf- V0) / T
300
_______________- a vector quantity that refers to how far your ending point is from your starting point
Displacement
300
Can your distance traveled be greater than your displacement?
yes!
300
Constant speed
300
Displacement is a _________ quanity. ( has a magnitude and a direction) (Scalar or Vector
Vector
400
Cindy has a car that can go from 0 mph to 60 mph in 3 seconds.
a. What is her acceleration?
20
400
_______________ – a scalar quantity that refers to how much ground an object has covered during its motion
Distance
400
The reason it is possible for an object to be moving with zero acceleration?
What is it has constant speed.
400
Acceleration
400
Home is where your displacement is _________
0
500
A car goes from 0 to 50 mph in 2 seconds. What is its acceleration
25
500
Distance is a _________ quanity. (only has a magnitude) (Scalar or Vector)
Scalar
500
Does a girl on a skateboard going around a corner at a constant speed of 3 m/s have acceleration?
yes. Acceleration is a change in speed and/or direction. It is a vector quantity.
500
B-C
500
___________- How far your eding point is from your starting point (Distance or Displacement)
Displacement