Acceleration

Front

The starting speed of a car is called its speed.

Back

initial speed

Front

To find change in speed, subtract initial speed from ______ speed.

Back

final speed

Front

A change in speed and/or direction is called .

Back

velocity

Front

To find acceleration, divide the change in speed by the _________. Options: time, distance, speed, velocity.

Back

time

Front

What is the formula to calculate speed?

Back

Speed = distance/time

Front

Can be measured in meters per second (m/s) Options: distance, speed, time, acceleration

Back

speed

Front

What is velocity?

Back

speed in a specific direction

Front

When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it accelerates?

Back

The car is accelerating because it's changing direction

Front

Calculate the average speed (in meter/sec) if a cheetah runs 180 meters in 10 seconds.

Back

18 m/sec

Front

Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in

Back

the velocity divided by the time.