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Acceleration
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100

What describes how velocity changes with time?

Acceleration

100

A change in velocity.

Acceleration

100

When an object is at rest, what is its speed?

0

100

 On a speed-time graph, a perfectly straight horizontal line shows the change in speed is what?

0

100

 You travel at a constant speed of 95 km/hour. What distance will you cover in 2 hours?

190 km

200

Motion is a change in ________

position

200

The acceleration of an object can be shown on a(n) ____________________ graph.  

speed-time

200

What is the term for speed at any instant in time?

Instantaneous speed

200

When you graph the motion of an object, you put _______ on the horizontal axis and ________ on the vertical axis.

time, distance

200

Using V=d/t

A swimmer swims 20 m in 0.5 minutes. What is the swimmer’s average speed in m/s?

s = d/t = 20 m/30 s = 0.6667 s

300

What units are used for distance?

Meters

300

To describe velocity you need to know what two things?

speed and direction

300

Speed is the rate of change in what?

Distance

300

Which graph represents increasing speed?

C.

300

v= d/t

Suppose that the average speed your dog can run is 2 m/s. How much time will it take your dog to run 120 m?

60 seconds or 1 minute

400


Which line segment is the fastest?

400

True of False: A car slowing down at a traffic light is accelerating. 

True

400

 Your mother picks you up at school, it takes 10 minutes for the 5 km drive home. What can you calculate a value for with the given information?

Average speed

400

What does the line represent?

Increasing speed

400

The acceleration of an object with an initial velocity of 15 mph and a final velocity of 45 mph in 30 minutes.

60 mph

500

The acceleration of an object with the initial velocity of 100 m/s and a final velocity of 20 in 60 seconds.

1.3 m/s/s

500

What are 3 ways to accelerate an object?

Speeding up, slowing down, or changing directions.

500

 A soccer ball takes 20 s to roll 10m. What is the average speed of the soccer ball?

0.5 m/s

500

According to the graph, how long did it take for the object to travel 10m?

5 seconds

500

Using a=(Final velocity - initial velocity)/time

A top-fuel dragster accelerates from rest to velocity of 100 m/s in 8 s. What is the acceleration?

a = (vf - vl)/t = (100m/s - 0)/8 s = 12.5 m/s2