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Here are the steps to solve these problems: 1. Velocity = Distance/Time = 50 meters East / 3 seconds = 17 meters/second East 2. Time = Distance / Average Speed (Velocity) = 600 meters / 6 meters/second = 100 seconds So John ran for 100 seconds before getting caught.

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Speed Velocity Distance Displacement PDF

Here are the steps to solve these problems: 1. Velocity = Distance/Time = 50 meters East / 3 seconds = 17 meters/second East 2. Time = Distance / Average Speed (Velocity) = 600 meters / 6 meters/second = 100 seconds So John ran for 100 seconds before getting caught.

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Forces

and
Motion This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
Learning Competencies/Objectives
•Discuss speed, velocity and
acceleration.
•Describe the Uniformly Accelerated
Motion (UAM) qualitatively and
quantitively.
Speed, Velocity,
and Acceleration
• To describe motion accurately
and completely, a frame of
reference is needed.
An object is in motion if it changes position relative to a reference point.

• Objects that we call stationary—such as a tree, a sign, or a


building—make good reference points.

The passenger can use a tree as a reference point to decide if the


train is moving. A tree makes a good reference point because it is
stationary from the passenger’s point of view.
Describing Motion
Whether or not
an object is in
motion depends
on the reference
point you choose.
Distance

When an object moves, it goes from point A to point B – that


is the DISTANCE it traveled. (SI unit is the meter)
Distance is how much ground an object has covered during its motion.

B A
Displacement
Knowing how far something
moves is not sufficient. You
must also know in what
direction the object moved.

Displacement is how far our


of place the object is; it is
the object’s overall change in
position.
• It is a rate!
• What does that mean?
• A change over time. What is the
change?
• Change in position, in other words,
distance.
• Standard unit: meters per second
(m/s)
• Average speed – rate for the
duration of an entire trip •s = d/t
• This can be • s – speed
calculated…ready for the
equation? • d – distance
• t – time
• What units do we use?
• Try the practice problems.
Formula for Calculating Speed
Speed = Distance time
What is the speed of a motorcycle that is traveling 120 meters in
60 seconds?

Step 1: Decide what the problem is asking?


A motorcycle traveled 120 meters in 60 seconds. What was the
speed of the motorcycle? Problem
Step 2: What is the formula to calculate speed?
Speed = Distance/Time
Step 3: Solve the problem using the formula:
Solving:
Speed = 120 meters 60 seconds = 2 m/s
So, the motorcycle was traveling at 2 m/s
Calculating
Speed
Example 2: How much time does
it take for a ball at a speed of 45
meter per second to travel a
distance of 180 meters?
Now you try:
What is the speed of a car that is traveling 150
kilometers in 3 hours?
Step 1: What are the facts in the problem?
A car is traveling 150 kilometers in 3 hours.
Step 2: What is the formula to solve the problem?
Speed = Distance/Time
Step 3: Solve the problem.
Speed = 150 km 3 hours
Speed = 50 km/hr.
So, the car is traveling 50 km/hr.
Answer the following:
1. A baseball is thrown a distance of 60 meters. What is
its speed if it takes 0.5 seconds to cover the distance?
2. A comet is cruising through the Solar System at a
speed of 50,000 kilometers per hour for 4 hours time.
What is the total distance traveled by the comet during
this time?
3. How much time does it take for a rolling ball to travel
50 meters at a constant speed of 10 meter per
second?
Speed
Calculating Speed: If you know the distance an
object travels in a certain amount of time, you
can calculate the speed of the object.
What is
instantaneous
speed?
Instantaneous
speed is the
velocity of an
object at a
certain time.
Speed = Distance/time Average speed = Total distance/Total time
Graphing Speed
D
I
S
Speed
T increasing
Object begins moving at
a different speed
A
N
Object is
C
stopped
E

TIME
The steepness of a line on a graph is called slope.

• The steeper the slope is, the


greater the speed.
• A constant slope represents
motion at constant speed.

Using the points shown, the rise is 400 meters


and the run is 2 minutes. To find the slope, you
divide 400 meters by 2 minutes. The slope is
200 meters per minute.
VELOCITY
Velocity symbol used is “v”
Because velocity depends on direction as well as speed, the velocity of
an object can change even if the speed of the object remains
constant.

The speed of this car might be constant,


but its velocity is not constant because
the direction of motion is always
changing.
Velocity
Velocity is a description of an object’s speed and direction.

As the sailboat’s direction


changes, its velocity also changes,
even if its speed stays the same.

If the sailboat slows down at the


same time that it changes direction,
how will its velocity be changed?
Speed v. Velocity
1. How are speed and velocity similar?
They both measure how fast something
is moving

2. How are speed and velocity different?


Velocity includes the direction of
motion and speed does not (the car
is moving 5mph East)

3. Is velocity more like distance or displacement? Why?


Displacement, because it includes direction.
Try solving these problems!

1. If Steve throws the ball 50 meters East


in 3 seconds, what is the average velocity
of the ball?
2.John ran 600 meter from the cops and an
average speed (velocity) of 6
meters/second before he got caught. How
long did he run?

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