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What is displacement?

  • A scalar quantity related to speed
  • The shortest distance between two points in a specific direction (correct)
  • The average rate of change of velocity
  • The total distance traveled by an object

    • How is average speed calculated?

  • Change in distance divided by change in time
  • The shortest distance between start and end points
  • The arithmetic mean of initial and final speeds
  • Total distance divided by total time taken (correct)

    • What is the relationship between velocity and displacement?

  • Velocity is the rate of change of velocity
  • Velocity describes the rate of change of displacement per unit time (correct)
  • Velocity is change in distance over time
  • Velocity is always equal to speed

    • When is the average velocity equal to zero?

    <p>When the object returns to its initial position</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which equation represents average velocity when acceleration is uniform?

    <p>Average velocity = (u + v) / 2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines acceleration in physics?

    <p>The rate of change of velocity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the SI unit for measuring acceleration?

    <p>m/s²</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the slope of a velocity-time graph represent?

    <p>The instantaneous acceleration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which equation correctly represents average acceleration?

    <p>$ar{a} = rac{ ext{Change in velocity}}{ ext{Change in time}}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines instantaneous velocity?

    <p>The velocity of an object at a specific instant.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is average acceleration defined as?

    <p>The change in velocity divided by the change in time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does instantaneous acceleration measure?

    <p>The change in velocity at a specific instant in time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the slope of the tangent to a v-t graph represent?

    <p>The instantaneous acceleration at that instant.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which v-t graph represents constant acceleration where the initial velocity is zero?

    <p>A straight line that passes through the origin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the area under a v-t graph represent?

    <p>The total displacement of the moving body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What branch of physics focuses on the function of time without considering the cause of motion?

    <p>Kinematics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement correctly defines a body in motion?

    <p>Its position changes relative to an observer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is distance defined in kinematics?

    <p>The actual path taken by a body between two points.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between distance and displacement?

    <p>Distance considers the path taken; displacement is the shortest path.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for calculating speed?

    <p>Speed = Change in distance / Change in time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which quantity is classified as a vector?

    <p>Displacement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the average velocity quantify?

    <p>The change in displacement divided by time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the formula for average velocity, $v_{avg} = \frac{\Delta x}{\Delta t}$, what does $\Delta x$ represent?

    <p>Change in displacement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the slope of a velocity-time graph represent?

    <p>Acceleration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which equation relates initial velocity, final velocity, acceleration, and displacement?

    <p>v² = u² + 2as</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the equation x = ct² + bt + a, what does the first derivative dx/dt represent?

    <p>Velocity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the area under the velocity-time curve signify?

    <p>Displacement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the area under a velocity-time graph represent?

    <p>Displacement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which equation is used to calculate the final velocity in uniformly accelerated motion?

    <p>v = u + at</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the slope of a velocity-time graph represent?

    <p>Acceleration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The value of 'g' in the context of uniformly accelerated motion refers to which concept?

    <p>Acceleration due to gravity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scenario would violate the application of kinematic equations for uniformly accelerated motion?

    <p>An object experiencing variable acceleration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'displacement' refer to in motion with uniform acceleration?

    <p>The change in position of a body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which equation represents the relationship between final velocity, initial velocity, acceleration, and time?

    <p>$v = u + at$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of uniformly accelerated motion, how is average velocity calculated?

    <p>$v_{avg} = rac{v+u}{2}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of acceleration in the context of motion?

    <p>The rate of change of velocity with respect to time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which situation indicates that the average velocity is zero?

    <p>An object returning to its initial position after a period of time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for the distance traveled by a body in 'n' seconds under uniform acceleration?

    <p>$S_n = u imes n + rac{1}{2} imes a imes n^2$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the acceleration of a body defined in terms of its velocity and time from a velocity-time graph?

    <p>$a = rac{v - u}{t}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the area under the velocity-time graph represent?

    <p>Displacement of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the expression for the total distance traveled in 'n' seconds minus the distance traveled in '(n-1)' seconds?

    <p>$u + a(2n - 1)$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the equations of motion, which equation can be used to find displacement given initial velocity, time, and acceleration?

    <p>$s = ut + rac{1}{2}at^2$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the equation for horizontal motion of a projectile fired parallel to the horizontal?

    <p>x = ut</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the initial vertical velocity of a projectile fired parallel to the horizontal?

    <p>0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement accurately describes the vertical motion of a projectile ignoring air resistance?

    <p>It accelerates downwards at g.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct equation to calculate the vertical distance traveled by a projectile after time t?

    <p>y = 1/2gt²</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During projectile motion, what happens to the horizontal acceleration?

    <p>It is zero.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a projectile defined as?

    <p>A body projected into space subject only to gravitational acceleration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which variable describes the position of a particle in terms of two-dimensional motion?

    <p>Distance from the origin and angle with the X-axis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the equations of motion for projectile motion, what is the acceleration along the horizontal direction?

    <p>Zero if air resistance is negligible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the vertical distance traveled by a projectile when time increases?

    <p>It increases quadratically due to gravitational acceleration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the initial horizontal velocity formula in projectile motion?

    <p>$u_x = u ext{cos} heta$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Kinematics

    • Kinematics is the study of motion without considering the cause of the motion.
    • Motion is relative to an observer.
    • A body in motion changes its position relative to an observer.
    • A body at rest does not change its position relative to an observer.

    Distance and Displacement

    • Distance is the total length of the path traveled by a body.
    • It is a scalar quantity, meaning it only has magnitude.
    • Displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final positions of a body.
    • It is a vector quantity, having both magnitude and direction.

    Speed and Velocity

    • Speed is the rate of change of distance.
    • It is a scalar quantity.
    • Velocity is the rate of change of displacement.
    • It is a vector quantity.

    Acceleration

    • Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity.
    • It is a vector quantity.
    • Average acceleration is the change in velocity divided by the change in time.
    • Instantaneous acceleration is the acceleration at a specific instant in time.

    Velocity-Time Graphs

    • The slope of a velocity-time graph represents the acceleration of the body.
    • The area under a velocity-time graph represents the displacement of the body.
    • A straight line on a velocity-time graph indicates constant acceleration.
    • A horizontal line indicates constant velocity.

    Equations of Motion

    • The equations of motion are used to describe the motion of a body experiencing uniform acceleration.
    • The equations can be derived using graphical methods.
    • The equations are:
      • v = u + at
      • s = ut + (1/2)at²
      • v² = u² + 2as

    Projectile Motion

    • Projectile motion is the motion of an object that is projected into space and then is only subject to the force of gravity.
    • The trajectory of a projectile is parabolic.
    • The motion of a projectile can be analyzed by considering its horizontal and vertical components separately.
    • The horizontal motion has a constant velocity and zero acceleration.
    • The vertical motion has an acceleration equal to the acceleration due to gravity.
    • Projectile motion equations are:
      • x = ut cos θ
      • y = ut sin θ - (1/2)gt²
      • v = u + gt
      • s = ut + (1/2)gt²
      • v² = u² + 2gs

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