Motion 1
Motion 2
Motion 3
Motion 4
Motion 5
100

Is the number you read on a speedometer at any given time called velocity or speed?

Speed 

100

3 m/s North is an Example of what ?

A velocity 

100

A car drives 45 mi/hr around a race track. The car has a constant what ?

Speed

100

What is the formula for finding speed ?

Speed = Distance / Time

100

When a car takes takes off when the light turns green it has a ___________ acceleration. 

Positive 

200

Motion is the change in an objects what?

Position

200

Which car has the greatest acceleration?

Car A

200

What is the most likely instantaneous speed at 5 seconds?

13.5 m/s

200

A runner goes around a 1 mile track and ends up where he started what is his displacement?

Zero 

200

What variable is on the Y-axis?

Velocity 

300

An indicator that orients you when describing motion is called the? 

Frame of reference 

300

A car travels a distance of 98 meters in 10 seconds. What is the cars speed?

9.8 m/s

300

A car slowing down to a red traffic light has a _________ acceleration.

Negative

300

How long will it take an object traveling 25 m/s to reach a distance of 125 meters?

5 Seconds

300

What is the difference between a vector and a scalar?

A vector has direction, a Scalar does not.

400

Acceleration is the change of __________ over time. 

Velocity 

400

Why can velocity be negative but speed cannot? 

Because velocity has direction and speed does not.

400

Describe the motion of section A in this distance vs time graph. 

Constant 

400

What is the formula for acceleration ?

Velocity (f) - Velocity (i) / time

400

What does the SLOPE of a velocity vs time graph tell you?

Acceleration

500

What is calculated when you take the total distance divided by the total time?

Average Speed 

500

What does the SLOPE of a distance vs time graph tell you?

The speed of the object 

500

What are all the ways an object can accelerate?

Speed up, Slow down or change direction 

500

A horizontal (flat) line on a velocity vs time graph shows ________ acceleration. 

Zero 

500

Describe the motion of section A in this velocity vs time graph. 

Slowing Down