Speed Potpourri

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Speed for 1

The distance covered in a given amount of time.

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Speed for 1

What is speed?

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Speed for 2

Speed with direction.

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Speed for 2

What is velocity?

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Speed for 3

The SI unit for speed or velocity.

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Speed for 3

What is m/s (meters per second)?

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Speed for 4

The formula for average speed.

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Speed for 4

What is d/t (distance/time)?

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Speed for 5

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5

10

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20

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distance

time

The line on the chart represents this.

Speed for 5

What is speed or velocity?

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Acceleration for 1

The rate of change of velocity.

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Acceleration for 1

What is acceleration?

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Acceleration for 2

The SI unit for acceleration.

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Acceleration for 2

What is m/s2 (meters/second2)?

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Acceleration for 3

The formula for acceleration.

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Acceleration for 3

What is:

final velocity – initial velocity time

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Acceleration for 4

The curved line represents this.Check Your Answer

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2

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velocity

time

Acceleration for 4

What is acceleration (or changing speed)?

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Acceleration for 5

The amount of acceleration due to gravity on earth.

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Acceleration for 5

What is 9.8 m/s2?

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Force and Friction for 1

The SI unit for force.

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Force and Friction for 1

What is Newton (N)?

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Force and Friction for 2

A force that opposes motion.

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Force and Friction for 2

What is friction?

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Force and Friction for 3

True or False

Friction makes moving heavy objects easier.

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Force and Friction for 3

What is false?

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Force and Friction for 4

The friction that must be overcome to make something begin to move.

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Force and Friction for 4

What is static friction?

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Force and Friction for 5

Something that changes sliding friction to fluid friction.

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Force and Friction for 5

What is a lubricant?

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Newton for 1

The resistance to change of motion.

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Newton for 1

What is inertia?

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Newton for 2

This states that an object in motion tends to remain in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

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Newton for 2

What is Newton’s 1st Law of Motion.

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Newton for 3

This states that for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.

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Newton for 3

What is Newton's 3rd Law of Motion?

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Newton for 4This states that more force is needed to accelerate an object as the mass of the object increases.

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Newton for 4

What is Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion.

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Newton for 5

This is the formula for the Law of Acceleration.

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Newton for 5

What is

Force = Mass X Acceleration?

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Potpourri for 1

As the mass of 2 objects increases the gravitational attraction between them does this.

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Potpourri for 1

What is increases?

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Potpourri for 2

As the distance of two objects increases, the gravitational attraction between them does this.

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Potpourri for 2

What is decreases?

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Potpourri for 3

This states that every object in the universe attracts every other object.

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Potpourri for 3

What is the Law of Universal Gravitation?

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Potpourri for 4

This is the friction of an object rolling over a surface.

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Potpourri for 4

What is rolling friction?

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Potpourri for 5

You pushing on a wall and it pushing back on you is an example of this law.

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Potpourri for 5

What is Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion? (for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.)

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