What is frame of reference?
A system of objects that are not moving with respect to one another.
A person walks 3 miles for exercise everyday leaving her front porch at 8 a.m. and returning to her front porch at 10 a.m. What is her displacement?
Her displacement is 0.
What is the equation for average speed?
Average speed = distance/time
This type of speed is taken at a given moment.
Instaneous Speed
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
Speed does not have a direction, velocity does.
The slope of a distance time graph is the object’s _______________.
Speed
What is the speed of an object that traveled 100 m in 25 s?
4 m/s
A distance-time graph indicates that an object moves 100m in 4s, then rests for 2s, then moves again 100m in 4s. What is the average speed?
20 m/s
The slope of a speed time graph measures the objects___________.
Acceleration
Define acceleration.
A change in speed, a change in direction, or both.
When an object is slowing down, it’s acceleration will be ____________.
Negative
What is the difference between a vector quantity and a scalar quantity?
A scalar quantity only shows magnitude A vector quantity shows magnitude and direction
The direction and length of a straight line is the object’s _____________.
Displacement
The SI units for speed are?
m/s
What is the acceleration due to gravity?
9.8 m/s2
What is the formula for calculating acceleration?
VF – VI / t