11.2&11.3 Flashcards
How instantaneous speed different from average speed?
Instantaneous is measured at a particular instant.
Average is the same the whole trip
Speed
Ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves
The equation used for calculating average speed is
B=D
What type of speed does a cars speedometer display
Instantaneous speed. Shows how fast it’s going
The slope of a line on a distance-time graph represents
SPEED
How do speed and velocity differ?
Velocity=describes speed and direction
Speed=distance over time
Change in velocity
A moving object gains speed
A moving object changes direction
A moving object slows down
The rate at which velocity changes is
Excelleration
Because acceleration is a quantity that has both magnitude and direction it is an
Vector
True or false ? Acceleration is the result of increases or decreases in speed
True
Ignoring air resistance, a rock in free fall will have a velocity of ______
After 4.0 seconds
39.2
Constant acceleration
Steady change in velocity
Write the equation used to calculate the acceleration of an object
vf- vi over total time
Tru or false? When the final velocity is less than the initial velocity of an object, the acceleration is negative
Tru
The plotted data points representing acceleration in a distance-time graph form a
Curve