accelerated motion text

Question 1

vector or scalar

acceleration:

Answer 1

vector

Question 2

vector or scalar

speed:

Answer 2

scalar

Question 3

vector or scalar

velocity:

Answer 3

vector

Question 4

vector or scalar

distance:

Answer 4

scalar

Question 5

vector or scalar

time:

Answer 5

scalar

Question 6

vector or scalar

displacement:

Answer 6

vector

Question 7

change in acceleration is

Answer 7

change in velocity divided by time

Question 8

the change in position is known as

Answer 8

displacement

Question 9

what is the slope on a position time graph

Answer 9

the velocity of an object

Question 10

what is the slope on a velocity time graph

Answer 10

acceleration of the object

Question 11

what is the area under a position time graph

Answer 11

the displacement of the object

Question 12

what is the only variable acting in free fall

Answer 12

gravity

Question 13

what is the acceleration due to gravity

Answer 13

-9.81m/s^2

Question 14

how can velocity change?(3 ways)

Answer 14

it can slow down
it can speed up
or it can change direction

Question 15

what is a change in displacement divided by time

Answer 15

velocity

Question 16

if velocity is in the opposite direction of acceleration what happens to speed

Answer 16

the object is slowing down

Question 17

what is the final position minus the initial position

Answer 17

displacement

Question 18

if velocity is in the same direction as acceleration what happens to speed

Answer 18

the object will be speeding up

Question 19

velocity is the slope on what type of graph

Answer 19

velocity vs time graph

Question 20

what part of a velocity vs time graph indicates displacement

Answer 20

the area under the v vs t graph

Question 21

what are the two formulas for calculating average velocity

Answer 21

v= d/t or v= (vf+vi)/2

Question 22

acceleration is the slope on what type of graph

Answer 22

velocity vs time graph