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Distance vs. Displacement
Speed vs. Velocity
Acceleration
Graphing
Free Fall
100
Distance is a ________________ (scalar/vector), and displacement is a _____________ (scalar/vector)
What is scalar, vector
100
The formula for average speed
What is avg. speed = distance/time
100
The formula for calculating average acceleration
What is (Vf-Vi)/t
100
The slope of a position vs time graph
What is velocity
100
acceleration due to gravity in units of m/s/s
What is 9.8 m/s/s
200
The distance that a race car has traveled after making 3 complete laps around a 500 m circular track
What is 1500 m
200

The formula for average velocity

What is avg. velocity = displacement/time

200

The velocity of a car increases from 4.0 m/s at 1.0 s to 12.0 m/s at 4.5 s. What is the car’s average acceleration between 1 and 4.5 s?

What is 2.3 m/s2

200
The slope of a velocity vs time graph
What is acceleration
200

Ignore air resistance. If a ball is thrown straight up and falls straight back down, what is the velocity of the ball at the peak of its path (its highest point)? What is its acceleration?

What is 0 m/s and 9.8 m/s2 (downward)

300

A hiker travels 3 miles to the East, then 2 miles to the West, then 5 miles to the East, then 4 miles to the West.  What is the distance traveled? What is the displacement of the hiker?

distance = 14 miles

displacement = 2 miles East

300
A squirrel ambles from his nest to a pile of acorns two miles away in 40 minutes. After snatching some acorns, he runs back to his nest in 20.0 minutes. What is his average speed for the whole trip?
What is 0.067 mi/min or 4 mi/hr
300

What is the formula for calculating displacement given constant acceleration

What is d = vi*t + 1/2*a*(t)2

300
The area under the curve of a velocity vs time graph
What is displacement
300

A penny is dropped from the top of a building and falls for 3.2 seconds. What is the height of the building?

What is 50.2 m

400

The displacement that a race car has traveled after making 3 complete laps around a 500 m circular track

What is 0

400
A squirrel ambles from his nest to a pile of acorns two miles away in 40 minutes. After snatching some acorns, he runs back to his nest in 20.0 minutes. What is his average velocity for the whole trip?
What is 0 m/s
400

A car slows from 52 m/s to 15.0 m/s with a constant acceleration of -5.1 m/s2. How long does it require (in seconds)?

7.25 s

400
Sketch a graph of a position vs time graph that would have a positive direction and a positive, constant velocity
What is ______________
400

A student drops a rock from a bridge to the water 10.0 m below. With what speed does the rock strike the water?

What is 14.0 m/s

500
A hiker traveled 3 m north and 2 meters east. What distance did she cover? What is her displacement
What is 5 m and 3.6 m NorthEast (or 33.7 degrees)
500
A high speed train travels from Paris to Grenoble at an average velocity of 331 km/h (positive direction). The trip takes 3.00 hours. How far is Grenoble from Paris?
What is 993 km
500

What is the displacement of a train as it is accelerated uniformly from + 10 m/s to + 30 m/s in a 15.0 s interval?

What is 300 m

500

Sketch a velocity vs time graph that would show a positive velocity and a negative acceleration

What is _____________

500

A student drops a rock from a bridge from a height of 11.2 m. How long does it take for the rock to strike the water?

What is 1.51 seconds