Acceleration
Displacement
Scalar & Vector
Velocity
100
What is acceleration?
The rate at which velocity changes.
100
What is displacement?
The distance between the initial position and the final position.
100
What is the difference between vector and scalar?
Scalar has only magnitude and vector has both magnitude as well as direction.
100
Define velocity.
Speed in a given direction.
200
What is the formula for acceleration?
200
Matt is at a rest stop, and then drives north for 30 miles. What is Matt's displacement.
30 miles
200
Is the following a scalar or vector quantity and why?
4 m
Scalar because there is no direction.
200
Is velocity a scalar or vector quantity?
Vector
300
A dog goes from 2 m/s to 10 m/s in 4 seconds. What is the lizard’s acceleration?
2 m/s2
300
A cat is at rest, and then chases a ball to the right at 10 feet, then runs back 5 feet to the left. What is the cat's displacement?
5 feet
300
List three types of vector quantities.
Velocity, Displacement, & Acceleration.
300
A car travels 15 miles South in 0.5 hours. What's the velocity?
30 m/hr
400
A roller coaster rapidly picks up speed as it rolls down a slope. As it starts, its speed is 25 m/s. But 60 seconds later, at the bottom of the slope, its speed is 350 m/s. What is its average acceleration?
5.4 m/s2
400
A skater starts at rest, and travels 15 meters to the right, and then skates back to rest. What is his displacement?
0 m
400
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
Acceleration
Force
Displacement
Distance
Distance
400
What is the velocity of a car that drove 700 m east in 54 seconds?
12.96 m/s east