A | B |
m/s | unit for speed |
mass | as this increases, inertia increases |
motion | the state at which an object's distance from position is changing |
seconds | unit for time |
meters | unit for distance |
frame of reference | point from which movement is determined |
distance | measurement from one point to the next |
distance | scientific unit is meters |
displacement | distance and direction of object's change in position |
speed | distance divided by time |
speed | units are m/s or km/hr |
constant speed | speed doesn't change |
changing speed | result of speeding up or slowing down |
average speed | total distance traveled divided by total time of travel |
instantaneous speed | result of speedometer reading |
time | units are seconds or hours |
meters, kilometers, centimeters, millimeters | units for distance |
F: s = d/t W: 12.75 km / 0.50 hours A: 25.50 km/hr | The car traveled 12.75 km down the road in 0.50 hours. Determine average speed. |
F: displacement same direction = add, W: 2.00 km + 3.50 km + 6.30 km A; 11.80 km west | Determine displacement of Mary participating in triathalon by swimming 2.00 km west, then runs 3.5 km west, then gets on a bike traveling 6.30 km. |
units for distance | meters, kilometers, centimeters, millimeters |