Physics STAAR Review
Speed, velocity & acceleration Time (s) Distance (m) 5 10 15 20 25 30 1. Looking at the graph, fill in the chart to the right with the correct values for the distances.
Speed, velocity & acceleration Time (s) Distance (m) 5 10 15 20 25 30 2. What was the average speed of the squirrel at 10 seconds?
Speed, velocity & acceleration Time (s) Distance (m) 5 10 15 20 25 30 3. What happened to the squirrel between 11 and 16 seconds?
Speed, velocity & acceleration Time (s) Distance (m) 5 10 15 20 25 30 4. What happened to the squirrel between 16 and 18 seconds?
Speed, velocity & acceleration Time (s) Distance (m) 5 10 15 20 25 30 5. What is the speed of the squirrel from 16 to 18 seconds?
Speed, velocity & acceleration Time (s) Distance (m) 5 10 15 20 25 30 6. What happens to the speed of the squirrel at 26 seconds?
Speed, velocity & acceleration Time (s) Distance (m) 5 10 15 20 25 30 7. What is the average speed of the squirrel in m/min for the entire journey?
Did you notice that the answer for the last slide is in minutes but the graph is in seconds?
Speed, velocity & acceleration Time (s) Velocity (m/s) 4 8 14 16 8. Looking at the graph, fill in the chart to the right with the correct values for the velocity.
Speed, velocity & acceleration Time (s) Velocity (m/s) 4 8 14 16 9. What happened to the motion of the car between 8 and 14 seconds?
Speed, velocity & acceleration Time (s) Velocity (m/s) 4 8 14 16 10. What is the fastest speed the car travels?
Speed, velocity & acceleration Time (s) Velocity (m/s) 4 8 14 16 11. What is happening to the motion of the car from 14 to 16 seconds?
12. What is the speed between points A and B?
13. What is the speed between B and C?
14. What is the average speed for the entire trip?
15. Which of the graphs to the right shows an object that is climbing uphill?
16. Which of the graphs to the right shows an object moving at a constant speed?
17. Which graph shows an object at rest?
18. Which graph shows an object moving at a constant speed?
NOPE, no answers back here this time! (Stop trying to cheat and get back to work!!!)