Speed Calculations
Distance/Time Graphs
Speed/Time Graphs
Vocabulary
100
The calculation for speed
What is Distance / Time
100
This graph shows this kind of speed (Pick one) Accelerating, Constant, Decelerating, Rest
What is Rest?
100
The horizontal line tells us this about the object's motion
What is constant non-zero speed
100
The ability to do work or to cause motion or change
What is energy?
200
Distance:50 meters Time: 10 seconds
What is 5 m/s?
200
This graph is showing this type of speed. (Pick one) Accelerating, Constant, Decelerating, Rest
What is Constant?
200
What this graph tells us about the object's motion.
What is No motion?
200
The energy an object posses due to its position or shape
What is Potential Energy?
300
The playground is 80 meters from Mrs. Barlow's room. If you arrive in the classroom 40 seconds after leaving recess, this will be your average speed.
What is 2 m/s
300
What does the steepness (slope) of the line tell us about the object's motion?
What is the steeper the line, the faster the object is moving?
300
What this slope tell us about the object's motion?
What is acceleration?
300
The energy an object posses due to its motion or movement
What is Kinetic Energy?
400
It takes me 30 minutes to drive to the mall. My route is 20 miles long. This is my average speed.
What is .66 miles per minute
400
What the line tell us about the object's motion.
What is the object moving closer to the starting point
400
What the slope tells us about the object's motion.
What is deceleration?
400
The measurement of the speed of an object at a specific instant in time
What is instantaneous speed
500
The Banshee at King's Island is the longest inverted roller coaster at 4,124 feet long. If the ride lasts 2 minutes and 30 seconds, what is the average speed of the ride?
What is 1649.6 ft/min?
500
What this curved line tells us about the object's motion
What is the object decelerating?
500
What the steepness (slope) of a line indicate
What is the steeper the line, the faster the acceleration?
500
The measurement of how far an object travels in a given amount of time
What is speed