11.2&11.3 Flashcards

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How instantaneous speed different from average speed?

A

Instantaneous is measured at a particular instant.

Average is the same the whole trip

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1
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Speed

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Ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves

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2
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The equation used for calculating average speed is

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B=D

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3
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What type of speed does a cars speedometer display

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Instantaneous speed. Shows how fast it’s going

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4
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The slope of a line on a distance-time graph represents

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SPEED

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5
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How do speed and velocity differ?

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Velocity=describes speed and direction

Speed=distance over time

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6
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Change in velocity

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A moving object gains speed
A moving object changes direction
A moving object slows down

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7
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The rate at which velocity changes is

A

Excelleration

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8
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Because acceleration is a quantity that has both magnitude and direction it is an

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Vector

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9
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True or false ? Acceleration is the result of increases or decreases in speed

A

True

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10
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Ignoring air resistance, a rock in free fall will have a velocity of ______
After 4.0 seconds

A

39.2

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11
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Constant acceleration

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Steady change in velocity

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12
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Write the equation used to calculate the acceleration of an object

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vf- vi over total time

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13
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Tru or false? When the final velocity is less than the initial velocity of an object, the acceleration is negative

A

Tru

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14
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The plotted data points representing acceleration in a distance-time graph form a

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Curve

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15
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The measure of how fast a velocity is changing at a specific instant is known as

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Instintanious Excelleration