7.7B Describing Motion

Front

What is average speed?

Back

Total distance traveled divided by total time taken to travel that distance.

Front

How do you calculate speed?

Back

Speed = Distance / Time.

Front

What is the speed of an object that travels 300 miles in 60 seconds?

Back

5 miles/second.

Front

What is distance?

Back

How far an object travels.

Front

What does 35 m/s describe?

Back

Speed.

Front

What is velocity?

Back

Speed of an object in a particular direction.

Front

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

Back

Speed is a scalar quantity (magnitude only), while velocity is a vector quantity (magnitude and direction).

Front

What is acceleration?

Back

The rate of change of velocity over time.

Front

What is displacement?

Back

The difference between an object's final position and its starting position.

Front

What is motion?

Back

The change in position of an object over time.