[Part 3]- P9- motion 🚲 Flashcards
What is acceleration ?
Hint: change in velocity…
- acceleration, [of an object] is the change in its velocity, over a given time
What is deceleration ?
Hint: per second
- deceleration is the change of velocity per second, when an object slows down [deceleration has a negative value]
What’s the difference between acceleration 🆚 deceleration ?
- the acceleration, [of an object] is the change in its velocity, over a given time
- ; deceleration is the change of velocity per second, when an object slows down [deceleration has a negative value]
What does the gradient of a velocity-time graph, tell us ?
- the gradient of a velocity-time graph, tells us the acceleration of the object
In a velocity-time graph, what does a horizontal line mean ?
- in a velocity-time graph, a horizontal line means the object is travelling at a constant velocity
What does an upward sloping line, in a velocity-time graph mean ?
- in a velocity-time graph, an upward sloping line means the object is accelerating
What does a downwards sloping line, in a velocity-time graph mean ?
- in a velocity-time graph, a downwards sloping line means the object is decelerating
What does the total area under a velocity-time graph, tell you ?
Hint: in a specific direction
- the total area under a velocity-time graph, tells us the distance traveled, in a specific direction [also known as displacement]
- Fill in the gaps: when we see constant ____________ or deceleration, we can simply divide the velocity-time graph into ______ and calculate their total ____
- when we see constant acceleration or deceleration, we can simply divide the velocity-time graph into shapes, and calculate their total area
Fill in the gaps: If the acceleration and _____________ in a velocity-time graph isn’t constant, count the _______ , to calculate the total ____ under the graph.
- If the acceleration and deceleration in a velocity-time graph isn’t constant, count the squares, to calculate the total area under the graph.
What happens when an object, falls towards the surface of the Earth ?
Hint: accelerates at…- why?
- when any object falls towards the surface of the Earth, it initially accelerates at around 9.8m/s^2
- this acceleration is due to the force of gravity, which acts on the object.