Velocity
Acceleration
Force
Potpourri
100
Velocity is a quantity that measures displacement over this.
What is time?
100

The type of motion that describes a consistent change in velocity over time

Constant Acceleration

100

A force that usually acts against the motion of an object on a surface

What is a Friction Force?

100
A watermelon is dropped from an airplane at a height of 4410 meters. If it takes half a minute to reach the ground, what is the watermelon's average velocity?
V= 147 m/s
200

The symbol for final velocity


What is Vf?


200

The total change in velocity of an object divided by time.

Average Acceleration

200

the formula used to find the force on an object.

What is F = ma?

200

A 150kg Olympic athlete accelerates a shot put to 15m/s2. What force did he put on the shot put?

2250 N

300
Without a direction, velocity is known as ________ .
What is speed?
300

This is the type of acceleration an object has when speeding up

What is Positive Acceleration?

300

The vector sum of all forces on an object.

What is Net Force?

300

A baby elephant walks at a velocity of 4m/s. Suddenly, a lion begins to chase it, so the elephant starts to run away. If the elephant reaches a final velocity of 29 m/s after 5 seconds, what was its acceleration?

5 m/s2

400
Velocity is measured in this unit.
What is meters per second?
400
The unit of measurement of acceleration is _________
Meters per seconds squared.
400

The 'support force' that pushes perpendicular to the surface an object is resting on

What is the Normal Force?

400

A 2,500 kilogram car is pushed using a force of 8,000 Newtons. What is the acceleration on the car?

3.2 m/s2

500

This is the velocity of an object that goes the opposite direction

What is negative velocity?

500

9.8 m/s2

What is the acceleration due to gravity?

500

When the net force on an object is zero, the forces are ___________ .

balanced

500
Gerardo is running to catch the monorail at Disneyland. He runs at 8 meters per second and reaches the monorail station in 14.5 seconds. How far was Gerardo from the station?
116 m