Flashcard - Chapter 4: Motion Graphs

Front

What is the formula for speed?

Back

speed = distance / time

Front

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

Back

Acceleration

Front

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

Back

At rest

Front

What is the line on this graph showing?

Back

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

Front

What is this line of this graph showing?
Options: moving away from starting point at a constant speed, moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed, acceleration (getting faster), deceleration (getting slower)

Back

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

Front

Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______. Options: direction, force, inertia, mass

Back

direction

Front

Which runner stopped for a rest? Options: Albert, Bob, Charlie

Back

Charlie

Front

How long did one of the runner's rest?

Back

5 seconds

Front

Acceleration is

Back

all of the above (increasing speed, decreasing speed, changing direction)

Front

What is happening between 2 and 3 seconds? Options: The object is not moving, The object is not accelerating, The object is slowing down, The object is speeding up.

Back

The object is not moving.