Distance, Speed, Velocity & Acceleation graphs

Question 1

What are vectors?

Answer 1

Quantities that have a magnitude (size) and direction.

Question 2

What are scalars?

Answer 2

Quantities with only a magnitude.

Question 3

What is displacement?

Answer 3

Measures the distance and direction in a straight line from objects starting point to finishing point. (Vector quantity).

Question 4

What is velocity?

Answer 4

Speed in a given direction.

Question 5

What is speed?

Answer 5

How fast you are going with no regard to the direction.

Question 6

What is distance?

Answer 6

How far an object has moved. (Scalar)

Question 7

What is acceleration?

Answer 7

How quickly You’re speeding up. (Vector)

Question 8

What is the formula for distance?

Answer 8

Speed x time

Question 9

What is the formula for acceleration?

Answer 9

time

Question 10

What is the formula for uniform acceleration?

Answer 10

v2 - u2 = 2 x a x d

Question 11

What is the speed on a distance time graph?

Answer 11

speed=gradient=change in the vertical/change in the horizontal

Question 12

What are the different parts of a distance time graph?

Answer 12

+ The gradient - gives the speed of an object
+ Flat - object has stopped
+ A steeper graph - object is going faster
+ Curves - represent acceleration
+ Curve getting steeper - object is speeding up
+ Levelling off - slowing down (decreasing gradient)

Question 13

What are the different parts of a velocity/time graph?

Answer 13

\+ Gradient = acceleration 
\+ Flat - steady speed 
\+ Steeper the graph - greater the acceleration or deceleration
\+ Uphill (/) - acceleration 
\+ Downhill (\) - deceleration 
\+ Curve - changing acceleration

Question 14

How do you find the distance in a velocity time graph?

Answer 14

Distance = area under graph