Physics Flashcards
Distance
The total amount traveled.
Displacement
The distance between the origin and the ending point.
Distance equation
Speed x time
Time equation
Distance/speed
Speed Equation
Distance/time
Speed
Amount of distance in a given amount of time.
Velocity
Amount of distance in a given amount of time with a DIRECTION.
Acceleration
Change in speed over change in time.
Acceleration equation
Change in speed/change in time
Jim travels 45 miles at 15 mph. How long will it take him to travel?
3 hours
Jemimah walks at 4 mph for 2½ hours. How far does she walk?
10 miles
Jenny drives 90 miles in 60 minutes. How fast did she travel?
1.5 miles/min
A lizard accelerates from 2 m/s to 10 m/s in 4 seconds. What is the lizards acceleration?
2 m/s2
Object at rest
0m/s speed, NO acceleration
Constant Speed
Speed does NOT change, NO acceleration