Speed
General Physics
Vector & Velocity
Acceleration
Bonus
100

What is the SI unit for Speed?

m/s
Meters per second

100

Name the main Force that opposes gravity when skydiving

Drag

(or Air Resistance)

100

What is a vector?

a measure that has both magnitude and direction


100

What is the gravitational pull on objects, here on earth?

9.81 m/s2

100

How many millimetres in 1 metre?

1000 mm

200

What 2 quantities do we need to calculate speed?

distance and time

200

A Train is traveling at the speed of 10 m/s at the top of a hill. Five seconds later is reaches the bottom of the hill and is moving at 30 m/s. What is the rate of acceleration of The Train?

4 meters per second squared.

200

On a velocity-time graph, a steeper gradient of the line would mean... 

A greater Velocity

(faster)

200

My direction changes. Did I accelerate?

yes.

200

What is 260 000 in scientific notation? 

2.6 x 105

300
What does speed measure?

How fast our position changes

300

Remy travels to school from her house in Tugun and back home at the end of the day. What is her displacement? 

0 m

300

What 2 quantities make up velocity? example

size and direction. km/h

300

What does acceleration measure?

velocity change over time.

300

What is 1.9x10-4 in standard notation?

0.00019

400

Which speed is greater?

60 km/h or 18 m/s

18 m/s

(18 x 3.6 = 64.8 km/h)

400

Big Mike's truck accelerates from 0 m/s to 70 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the acceleration of Big Mike's truck?

14 m/s/s

400

What is the change in velocity of an object that travels 4km East, then 3km North? 

5km NE

400

A car starts at rest and accelerates to 8m/s, in 2 seconds. What is it's acceleration?

4 m/s2

400

What are the three ways to write the units for acceleration?

m/s/s

m/s2

ms-2

500

If I run 7 laps of a 400m track at an average speed of 6m/s. How long will it take me?

466.6 secs

500

Pete loves to sled down his favorite hill. If he hits a speed of 50 m/s after 5 seconds, what is his rate of acceleration? Hint: He starts at 0 m/s at the top of the hill.

10 meters per second squared

500

Bobby drives his car at a speed of 60 miles per hour for 4 hours. How far has he driven?

240 miles.

500

What is the formula for acceleration?

a = Vf - Vi / t


500

What is the time interval between 2 dots on a standard ticker timer? 

0.02 s

(50 Hz or 50 times per second)