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The document provides an overview of forces and motion, specifically focusing on speed, velocity, and acceleration with relevant equations. It includes sample problems demonstrating how to calculate speed and acceleration, along with practice problems for the reader. Additionally, it defines key vocabulary terms related to motion and speed.

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The document provides an overview of forces and motion, specifically focusing on speed, velocity, and acceleration with relevant equations. It includes sample problems demonstrating how to calculate speed and acceleration, along with practice problems for the reader. Additionally, it defines key vocabulary terms related to motion and speed.

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Kahoot time!

Forces and Motion: Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

EQUATIONS:

Speed: Velocity: Acceleration:


S= d/t v= d/t a = V final - V initial

Sample Problems:

A girl travels 20 meters on her bicycle. The trip takes 2 hours. Express her speed in m/hr.

1. First, we identify the variables in our problem:

distance (d) = 20 meters


time (t) = 2 hours

2. We place the variables in their correct position in the speed formula

S = d/t
S = 20 m/2 hour

3. Perform the calculation and express the resulting speed value with the appropriate unit:

S = 10 m/hr

A car starts from a stoplight and is traveling with a velocity of 10 m/sec east in 20 seconds. What is the acceleration of
the car?

1. First we identify the information that we are given in the problem:

vf - 10 m/sec
vo - 0 m/sec
time - 20 seconds

2. Then we insert the given information into the acceleration formula:

a = (vf - vo)/t
a = (10 m/sec - 0 m/sec)/20 sec

3. Solving the problem gives an acceleration value of 0.5 m/sec2.

Now try on your own:


1. What is the speed of a rocket that travels 9000 meters in 12.12 seconds?
2. What is the speed of a jet plane that travels 528 meters in 4 seconds?

3. How long will your trip take (in hours) if you travel 350 km at an average speed of 80 km/hr?

4. How far (in meters) will you travel in 3 minutes running at a rate of 6 m/s?

5. A trip to Cape Canaveral, Florida takes 10 hours. The distance is 816 km. Calculate
the average speed.

6. How many seconds will it take for a satellite to travel 450 km at a rate of 120 m/s?

7. What is the speed of a walking person in m/s if the person travels 1000 m in 20 minutes?

8. A ball rolls down a ramp for 15 seconds. If the initial velocity of the ball was 0.8 m/sec and the
final velocity was 7 m/sec, what was the acceleration of the ball ?

9. A meteoroid changed velocity from 1.0 km/s to 1.8 km/s in 0.03 seconds. What is the acceleration of
the meteoroid?

10. A car going 50 kmh accelerates to pass a truck. Five seconds later the car is going 80kmh. Calculate
the acceleration of the car.

11. The space shuttle releases a space telescope into orbit around the earth. The telescope goes from
being stationary to traveling at a speed of 1700 m/s in 25 seconds. What is the acceleration of
the satellite?

12. A ball is rolled at a velocity of 12 m/sec. After 36 seconds, it comes to a stop. What is the
acceleration of the ball?

14. A dragster in a race accelerated from stop to 60 m/s by the time it reached the finish line. The
dragster moved in a straight line and traveled from the starting line to the finish line in 8.0
sec. What was the acceleration of the dragster?

15. A velocity vs. time graph for a car is shown below:

a. During what time interval(s) is the


acceleration zero?

b. At what time(s) did the car have the greatest


velocity?

c. At what time(s) was the car accelerating?


d. Compute for the acceleration at times 0-2 s, 4-7 s, 8-10s

Know ALSO the following vocabulary terms:


Constant speed – Speed that does not change
Velocity – Speed in a given direction
Frame of reference – A background used to judge motion or speed
Instantaneous Speed – Speed at a given moment in time
Speed – amount of distance traveled in a certain amount of time
Average Speed – total distance divided by total time
Time-Distance Graph – graph that shows speed of an object
Acceleration – change in velocity over time
Motion – an object changing position or distance in time
Rate of Change – amount of time it takes to change position or motion

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