Physics Chapter on Motion and Displacement
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What is kinematics?

Kinematics is the study of how objects move.

What is motion?

Motion is a change in location of an object as measured by an observer.

What is distance (d) in physics terms?

Distance is the total length of the path travelled by an object in motion.

What is the SI metric base unit for distance?

<p>The metre (m)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does direction refer to in physics?

<p>Direction is the line an object moves along from a particular starting point.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Distance is a vector quantity.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A vector is a quantity that has only magnitude.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What symbol represents position?

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

What is displacement?

<p>Displacement is the change in an object’s position.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What symbol represents Displacement?

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

What is the formula for calculating displacement?

<p>Dd = dfinal - dinitial</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating total displacement when an object experiences multiple displacements?

<p>DdT = Dd1 + Dd2 + ...</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is average speed?

<p>The average speed of a moving object is the total distance travelled divided by the total time elapsed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the SI unit for speed?

<p>Metres per second (m/s)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating average speed?

<p>vav = Dd / Dt</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is average velocity?

<p>The average velocity of a moving object is its total displacement (change in position) divided by the total time taken for the motion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the symbol for average velocity?

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

What is a position-time graph?

<p>A position-time graph is a graph that describes the motion of an object, with position on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>The slope of a position-time graph represents the velocity of the object.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating slope?

<p>slope = rise / run</p> Signup and view all the answers

For an object moving at a constant velocity, the position-time graph will be a straight line.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the steepness of a position-time graph and the object's velocity?

<p>The steeper the graph, the greater the object's displacement in a given time interval, and the higher its velocity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for average velocity?

<p>vav = Dd / Dt</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is motion with uniform velocity?

<p>Motion with uniform velocity is motion at a constant speed in a straight line.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is acceleration?

<p>Acceleration is how quickly an object’s velocity changes over time (rate of change of velocity).</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the symbol for average acceleration?

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

What is a velocity-time graph?

<p>A velocity-time graph is a graph that describes the motion of an object, with velocity on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

A velocity-time graph that represents constant velocity is always a straight line.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A position-time graph that represents accelerated motion is always a straight line.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>The slope of a velocity-time graph represents the acceleration of the object.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating average acceleration?

<p>aav = Dv/Dt</p> Signup and view all the answers

A straight line on a velocity-time graph can represent motion with either constant velocity or constant acceleration.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Objects undergoing uniformly accelerated motion will have a curved position-time graph.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ of a velocity-time graph gives the acceleration of the object.

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Flashcards

What is kinematics?

The study of how objects move.

What is motion?

A change in an object's location as measured by an observer.

What is distance?

The total length of the path travelled by an object in motion.

What is direction?

The line an object moves along from a particular starting point expressed in degrees on a compass or in terms of compass points (north, west, east, and south).

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What is a scalar quantity?

A quantity that has magnitude (size) only.

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What is a vector quantity?

A quantity that has magnitude (size) and direction.

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What is position?

The distance and direction of an object from a particular reference point. It is a vector quantity represented by the symbol 'd' with an arrow above it.

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What is displacement?

The change in an object's position. It is a vector quantity represented by the symbol 'Δd' with an arrow above it. It can be calculated by subtracting the initial position vector from the final position vector.

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What is average speed?

The total distance travelled divided by the total time elapsed. It is a scalar quantity represented by the symbol 'vav'.

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What is average velocity?

The total displacement, or change in position, divided by the total time taken for the motion. It is a vector quantity represented by the symbol 'vav' with an arrow above it.

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What is a position-time graph?

A graph that describes the motion of an object, with position on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis.

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What is slope?

A measure of the steepness of a line. It is determined by comparing the change in the y-axis (rise) to the change in the x-axis (run) between two points on the line.

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

The slope of a position-time graph gives the velocity of the object.

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What is uniform velocity?

Motion at a constant speed in a straight line.

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What is non-uniform velocity?

Motion that is not at a constant speed or not in a straight line. It can also be called accelerated motion.

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What is acceleration?

How quickly an object's velocity changes over time. It is a vector quantity represented by the symbol 'aav' with an arrow above it.

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What is a velocity-time graph?

A graph that describes the motion of an object, with velocity on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis.

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

The slope of a velocity-time graph gives the acceleration of the object.

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Study Notes

Distance, Position, and Displacement

  • Motion is a change in an object's location as observed.
  • Distance (d) is the total length of the path an object travels.
  • Direction is the line an object moves along from a starting point.
  • Position (d) is the distance and direction of an object relative to a reference point.
  • Displacement (Δd) is the change in an object's position.
  • Displacement can be calculated by subtracting the initial position vector from the final position vector.
  • Total displacement for multiple displacements is calculated by adding the individual displacements.
  • Scalar quantities have magnitude only (e.g., distance).
  • Vector quantities have magnitude and direction (e.g., position, displacement).

Speed and Velocity

  • Average speed (vavg) is the total distance traveled divided by the total time.
  • SI unit for speed is meters per second (m/s).
  • Average speed is a scalar.
  • Average speed = total distance / total time
  • Average velocity (vavg) is the total displacement divided by the total time.
  • Average velocity is a vector.
  • A position-time graph shows an object's motion with position on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis.
  • The slope of a position-time graph gives the velocity of the object. Steeper slopes indicate greater velocity.
  • Acceleration (aavg) is the rate of change of velocity.
  • A velocity-time graph shows an object's motion with velocity on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis.
  • The slope of a velocity-time graph gives the acceleration of the object.
  • Position-time graphs for constant velocity are straight lines.
  • Position-time graphs for accelerated motion are curved.
  • Motion with uniform velocity is motion at constant speed in a straight line. Accelerated motion involves changing speed or direction.

Acceleration

  • Acceleration describes how quickly an object's velocity changes over time (rate of change of velocity).
  • A velocity-time graph shows an object's motion with velocity on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis.
  • The slope of a velocity-time graph gives the acceleration of the object.
  • Motion with uniform acceleration (velocity changing at a constant rate) has a linear velocity-time graph.
  • Curved position-time graphs indicate acceleration.

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