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What is speed?
What is speed?
- Instantaneous measurement
- Velocity after a trip
- Scalar, amount of distance covered in a given amount of time (correct)
- Vector, measures distance and direction
What is constant velocity?
What is constant velocity?
Velocity stays the same throughout the trip.
What is final velocity?
What is final velocity?
The last speed and direction of the trip you are measuring.
What is initial or starting velocity?
What is initial or starting velocity?
What is terminal velocity?
What is terminal velocity?
What is constant acceleration?
What is constant acceleration?
What is acceleration due to gravity?
What is acceleration due to gravity?
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
Can you have constant speed with a change in velocity?
Can you have constant speed with a change in velocity?
What is the difference between velocity and acceleration?
What is the difference between velocity and acceleration?
What is the difference between constant velocity, instantaneous velocity, and average velocity?
What is the difference between constant velocity, instantaneous velocity, and average velocity?
Give an example of an object with constant acceleration.
Give an example of an object with constant acceleration.
Give an example of an object with an acceleration that is NOT constant.
Give an example of an object with an acceleration that is NOT constant.
What must be true to have a constant velocity?
What must be true to have a constant velocity?
What must be true to have a constant acceleration?
What must be true to have a constant acceleration?
What is acceleration?
What is acceleration?
What is velocity?
What is velocity?
What is displacement?
What is displacement?
What is motion?
What is motion?
What is a frame of reference?
What is a frame of reference?
Study Notes
Velocity and Acceleration Concepts
- Speed: A scalar quantity representing the distance covered over time without a direction.
- Constant Velocity: Occurs when both speed and direction remain unchanged throughout the trip.
- Final Velocity: The speed and direction of an object at the end of the measured trip.
- Initial Velocity: The speed and direction of an object at the beginning of the measured trip.
- Terminal Velocity: Achieved when gravitational and frictional forces are balanced, resulting in no further increase in velocity.
- Constant Acceleration: Represents a steady change in velocity over time, maintaining the same rate of acceleration.
- Acceleration Due to Gravity: The standard rate of acceleration experienced by an object in free fall, approximately 9.8 m/s².
Speed vs. Velocity
- Difference between Speed and Velocity: Speed lacks direction (magnitude only), while velocity includes both magnitude and direction.
Constant Speed and Velocity Changes
- Constant Speed with Changing Velocity: Possible by maintaining speed while changing direction without altering the rate of travel.
Velocity and Acceleration Comparison
- Difference between Velocity and Acceleration: Acceleration refers to the change in speed or direction, whereas velocity is the distance covered in a certain timeframe.
Types of Velocity
- Constant vs. Instantaneous vs. Average Velocity: Constant velocity is unchanging, instantaneous is measured at a single moment, and average velocity accounts for variations during the entire trip.
Examples of Acceleration
- Constant Acceleration Example: A falling elephant experiences consistent acceleration due to gravity.
- Non-Constant Acceleration Example: A car changing speed as the gas pedal is pressed and released to reach a desired speed.
Conditions for Velocity and Acceleration
- Criteria for Constant Velocity: Speed must remain unchanged, and direction cannot shift.
- Criteria for Constant Acceleration: The net force acting on the object must remain unbalanced and consistent.
Key Definitions
- Acceleration: The rate at which an object's velocity changes over time, involving changes in speed, direction, or both.
- Velocity: A vector quantity that describes the speed of an object in a specific direction.
- Displacement: Refers to the change in an object's position from its initial to its final point.
- Motion: Describes the change in an object's position in relation to a reference point.
- Frame of Reference: A system for determining the precise location of objects based on time and space coordinates.
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Test your understanding of key velocity and acceleration concepts in physics. This quiz covers definitions, differences, and the principles governing motion, including speed, constant velocity, and acceleration due to gravity. Perfect for students looking to solidify their grasp of movement in physical science.
