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Which of the following is a true statement about describing motion?
Which of the following is a true statement about describing motion?
- Describing motion involves understanding the interaction of forces and exchange of energy. (correct)
- Describing motion only involves measuring an object's mass.
- Describing motion only requires knowing the object's initial position.
- Describing motion is unrelated to the laws of physics.
Distance is a vector quantity that considers the path taken between two points.
Distance is a vector quantity that considers the path taken between two points.
False (B)
What is the primary difference between speed and velocity?
What is the primary difference between speed and velocity?
Velocity includes direction, while speed does not.
The rate of change of displacement over time is defined as ______.
The rate of change of displacement over time is defined as ______.
Match the term with its description:
Match the term with its description:
If a swimmer completes a 50 m lap in 25 seconds, what is their average speed?
If a swimmer completes a 50 m lap in 25 seconds, what is their average speed?
Acceleration always means an object is speeding up.
Acceleration always means an object is speeding up.
What unit is typically used to measure acceleration?
What unit is typically used to measure acceleration?
A car traveling at a constant velocity has an acceleration of ______.
A car traveling at a constant velocity has an acceleration of ______.
Match the force with its effect on motion:
Match the force with its effect on motion:
A car increases its velocity from 20 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 seconds. What is its acceleration?
A car increases its velocity from 20 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 seconds. What is its acceleration?
If an object's displacement is zero, its velocity must also be zero.
If an object's displacement is zero, its velocity must also be zero.
What kind of quantity is speed? Scalar or Vector?
What kind of quantity is speed? Scalar or Vector?
The fastest speed animals can reach is, cheetahs can reach speeds over ______ km/h.
The fastest speed animals can reach is, cheetahs can reach speeds over ______ km/h.
Match the units to the quantity they are used to measure:
Match the units to the quantity they are used to measure:
If an object travels in a circle and returns to its starting point, what is its displacement?
If an object travels in a circle and returns to its starting point, what is its displacement?
Converting from m/s to km/h involves multiplying by 3.6
Converting from m/s to km/h involves multiplying by 3.6
What is deceleration also known as?
What is deceleration also known as?
A quantity that is fully described by magnitude only is known as a ______ quantity
A quantity that is fully described by magnitude only is known as a ______ quantity
Match the following key terms to their definition:
Match the following key terms to their definition:
What is the velocity of a swimmer if the swimmer completes the first 50 m in 30 s, and the race finishes at the starting side (0 m displacement).
What is the velocity of a swimmer if the swimmer completes the first 50 m in 30 s, and the race finishes at the starting side (0 m displacement).
It possible to measure speed without measuring time.
It possible to measure speed without measuring time.
What is the formula used to calculate speed?
What is the formula used to calculate speed?
To calculate the time periods to identify the ______ in which the runner was fastest, we measure how long a runner takes to travel 10 meters.
To calculate the time periods to identify the ______ in which the runner was fastest, we measure how long a runner takes to travel 10 meters.
Match the data analysis to it's corresponding question.
Match the data analysis to it's corresponding question.
Flashcards
What is distance?
What is distance?
The total length of a given path traveled between two points.
What is displacement?
What is displacement?
The straight-line distance and direction between the start and finish of a motion.
What is a scalar quantity?
What is a scalar quantity?
A physical quantity described by size.
What is a vector quantity?
What is a vector quantity?
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What is speed?
What is speed?
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Units for speed?
Units for speed?
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What is Velocity?
What is Velocity?
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What is Acceleration?
What is Acceleration?
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Forces cause what?
Forces cause what?
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Types of motion change?
Types of motion change?
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Study Notes
Introduction to Motion
- Motion description and explanation involves the interaction of forces and the exchange of energy, which physics laws describe and predict.
- Data gathering is used to analyse daily motion caused by forces, like measurements of distance, time, velocity, mass, acceleration, and force.
- In Year 7, students learned that unbalanced forces change the motion of objects.
- In Year 8, energy exists in different forms and can be transferred or transformed.
- In Year 10, the motion of objects involves the interaction of forces and the exchange of energy and can be predicted using the laws of physics.
Distance and Displacement
- Describing a swimmer's motion requires analyzing the distance they travel and their position at the beginning and end of the motion.
- Distance is a scalar quantity representing the length of the path taken between two points.
- Displacement is a vector quantity and it is the difference between the start and finishing points of motion, regardless of the path taken.
- For a swimmer completing one 50 m lap in a 50 m pool, the distance traveled is 50 m, and the displacement is 50 m forward from their original position.
- For a swimmer completing two 50 m laps (100 m) in a 50 m pool, the distance traveled is 100 m, but the displacement is 0 m from their original position.
Speed
- Speed is a scalar quantity that describes how an object moves over time,
- To calculate speed, divide the distance by the time.
- The international Metric unit for speed is m/s
- km/h is still utilized, especially for travel on foot, by bike, or by car.
- To convert between m/s and km/h, use the formula 1 m/s = 3.6 km/h.
- A car traveling at 100 km/h covers 27.8 meters each second.
Velocity
- Velocity describes an object's displacement over time, akin to how speed describes motion over distance.
- To calculate velocity, divide the displacement by the time.
- Velocity is a vector quantity, and measurements must include a direction.
- For a swimmer completing the first 50 m in 30 s, the velocity is 1.7 m/s forward from the start.
- If the 100m race finishes at the starting side (0 m displacement) then the velocity for the total swim will be 0 m/s.
Acceleration
- Acceleration describes a change in motion and the result of unbalanced forces acting on an object.
- To calculate acceleration, use the formula: acceleration = change in velocity / time.
- In a car accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in 5 seconds, the acceleration is 20 km/h/s.
- Using meters and seconds, an acceleration of 28 m/s in 5 seconds is equivalent to a = 4.6m/s².
- The direction of the acceleration can be described as forward/positive (speeding up) or backward/negative (slowing down/decelerating).
Forces
- An object's acceleration relies on the size and direction of the forces exerted on it.
- Changes to motion stem from forces such as:
- Speeding up (forwards force).
- Slowing down (backwards force).
- Changing direction (sideways force).
- In each scenario, forces cause a change to the velocity of the object regarding speed or direction.
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