Velocity

Question 1

What is velocity?

Answer 1

Velocity is the distance travelled per unit time in a specified direction. Velocity is also defined as the rate of change of displacement.

Question 2

What is the formula for velocity?

Answer 2

Displacement/ Time Taken

Question 3

When an object moves in a straight line, the ______ of the displacement is equal to the distance ________. However, displacement involves _______ while distance does not. They are not het same.

Answer 3

Magnitude
Travelled
Direction

Question 4

There may be a situation in which the ______ of an object’s velocity is equal to the object’s speed. Nevertheless, velocity and speed are still different. Velocity involves _______ while speed doesn’t.

Answer 4

Magnitude

Direction

Question 5

In many cases objects do not move at a _____ (the same) velocity for the entire motion being investigated. In such cases the _____ velocity is calculated as opposed to simply “the velocity”.

Answer 5

Constant

Average

Question 6

The magnitude of the average velocity is often quite different in size to the average ____. However, the instantaneous speed and velocity of a moving object are always ____ in size.

Answer 6

Speed

Equal