Motion Science Test

This test is on motion. Keywords are acceleration, speed, etc.

18 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

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Average speed
Distance divided by time
In order to determine speed, you must know;
Time and distance
What is the speed of an object at rest?
0 mph
What is one major difference between speed and velocity?
Velocity includes direction
Which one doesn't indicate velocity?a. 14 m/sb. 40 km/hc. 80 km/hd. 28 km
D, because it does not say how many km per HOUR.
Define acceleration
Change in velocity divided by the time
What's the SI unit of acceleration?
M/s 2
On a velocity/time graph, a line with a negative slope indicates that the object is
Slowing down/decreasing speed
When an object covers equal distances in equal amounts of time, it is moving at a ______ speed.
Constant
Velocity describes both
Speed and direction
If an object traveling in one direction has a positive velocity, what kind of velocity would the same object traveling in the opposite direction have?
Negative
Define acceleration
A rate of change in velocity
Explain the similarities and differences between velocity and acceleration
Velocity is a change in position over time,acceleration is a change in velocity over time.similarities- they both rate changes.
Explain why a cyclist accelerates when turning a corner even if her speed doesn't change.
Her direction is changing
What is one thing you need to remember for this test?!
The speed triangle.
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