Speed vs. Velocity
Formulas & Calculations
Interpreting Graphs
Position-Time Graphs
Real-World Applications
100

______ is how fast an object moves.

Speed 

100

What is a position time graph

shows an objects position over time

 

100

What is the "y-axis".

The vertical axis.

100

Position is plotted on the ______ ____ (y)

Vertical axis

100
What type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band.

elastic potential energy

200

The symbol for speed is ____.

V

200
What is the formula for final position minus initial position 

 Δd = d2-d1

200

On a position time graph, what does a flat horizontal line represent.

the object is at rest.

200

Time is plotted on the ______ _____ (x)

Horizontal axis

200
What device converts solar energy into electrical energy

solar panel

300

If you travel from Winnipeg to Flin Flon, a distance of 700 km in 7 hours, how fast are you going

100 km/h

300

What is the formula for velocity

V =  Δd/t

300

The steeper the line on a P-T graph, the greater the _________ of the velocity for that interval.

"the greater the MAGNITUDE"

300

The _____ of a line shows the change of one thing compared to another

slope

300

What principle explains how airplanes generate lift to fly.

Bernoulli's principle

400

Velocity is calculated as _______ over ______

DISPLACEMENT over TIME.

400

Formula for instants and intervals of time

 Δt =t2-t1

400

On a position time graph, what does a straight, sloped line indicate about the objects motion.

the object is moving at a constant velocity

400

Displacement is the overall ________ in position of an object.

change

400
what law states that the total energy in a closed system remains constant, often used in engineering and physics.

law of conservation of energy

500

How long did it take a person driving at 50 km/h to go a distance of 300 km

6 hours

500

What is the pyramid formula for v = Δd/t

 Δd / v *t

500
On a position time graph, what does a curved line represent.

changing speed

500

A straight line represents ______ motion

uniform

500

What is the scientific principle that describes the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature.

Boyles law