I can . . .
•
explain the difference between
average
speed
and
instantaneous
speed
.
•
explain the difference between
speed
and
velocity
.
•
explain the difference between
velocity
and
acceleration
.
•
explain the
meaning of the slope
of a graph
involving
position
,
velocity
, or
acceleration
with respect to
time
.
•
recognize the appropriate units of each
Rate
is defined as:
Any Quantity
divided by
Time
Examples:
Inches of Rain
per
Hour
Pizzas
per
Day
Vibrations
per
Speed
is the
RATE
at which your
position changes
http://galenfry.com/nz/devon11.jpg
LINEAR MOTION
Is this car “moving”?
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Relative Motion
15 knot wind
15 knot sailboat
Average
Speed
Change in Position
Time
∆
x
t
≡
÷
http://www.clarkstopwatch.qpg.com/
≡
x
0
x
f
x
f
- x
0
t
x
0
2 seconds
x
f
x
f
2 seconds
x
0
x
0
2 seconds
x
f
Average
Speed
Change in Position
Time
≡
x
f
- x
0
t
≡
=
8 - 2
2
= 3
= 2 - 8
2
= -
3
=
3 - (-3)
2
Average
Speed
=
÷
Distance
Time
miles
hour
meters
second
centimeters
year
inches
minute
Fundamental Units
M.K.S. System
M
eters
K
ilograms
All Possible Units
American
Metric (SI)
M.K.S
Thingamajigs
328 ft
19.678 s
=
16.7 ft
s
1 mi
5280 ft
3600 s
1 hr
Road Trip
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
T ime (minutes)
Average Speed ≡
∆
∆
Position
Time
Slope ≡
Rise
Run
=
∆
Y
∆
X
Road Trip
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
T ime (minutes)
Average Speed ≡
Slope ≡
Rise
Run
=
∆
Y
∆
X
∆
Position
∆
Time
Road Trip
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
T ime (minutes)
6,378 km
40º
= 1670 km/hr
Speed =
40,070 km
24 hr
Circumference = 2·π·6,378 km
= 40,070 km
939,336,203 km
365 days
1 day
24 hr
=
=
107,000 km/hr
Circumference = 2·π·149,500,000
= 939,336,203 km
149,500,000 km
246,000,000
,000,000 km
223,000 years
220 km/sec
If a car has an average speed of 48.3 meters per second,
how long will it take to travel a distance of 6,740 m?
V
=
d
t
If a car has an average speed of
48.3 meters per second
,
how long
will it take to travel a distance of
6,740 m
?
48.3
=
6740
t
t
t
48.3
t
=
6740
48.3
t
= 1.40 x 10
2
48.3
Write down the EQUATION!
Plug numbers into
the EQUATION!
Instantaneous
Speed
Av
era
ge
sp
ee
d f
rom
3
to
6 s
ec
on
ds
Av
era
ge
spe
ed
fro
m 3
to
4 s
eco
nds
Inst
anta
neo
us s
pee
d at
3 s
eco
nds
5 seconds
27
0
m
et
er
s
Av
er
ag
e s
pe
ed
fr
om
3
to
8
se
co
nd
Is driving
1100 miles
in 13 hours
reasonable
?
Average
Speed
=
Distance
Time
1100 miles
13 hours
=
85
mi
hr
50 mph
100 mph
0 mph
67 mph
125 mph
67 mph
85 mph
AVERAGE
NO!
68 mph
50
+
100
+
0
+
67
+
125
+
67
Which ball gets to the finish line first?
A
B
“B”
Velocity
≡
Speed
in a Given
DIRECTION
SPEED
:
55
miles
hour
VELOCITY
:
55
miles
hour
East
180
mp
h
180
mp
h
180 m
ph
Same
SPEED
Acceleration
∆
V
t
≡
Change in Velocity
Time
≡
÷
50
miles
hour
70
miles
hour
10 sec
Acceleration
≡
∆
Velocity
Time
70 – 50
10
sec
=
mi
hr
=
2
mi
hr
sec
= 2
hr
·
mi
sec
V
f
– V
0
0
10
20
30
40
50 60 70 80
90
100
110
120
130
miles per hour
0
10
20
30
40
50 60 70 80
90
100
110
120
130
miles per hour
Acceleration
= 10 mi/hr/s
?
Acceleration
= 5 mi/hr/s
?
Name THREE controls on car that
cause the car to
ACCELERATE
.
•
Gas (accelerator)
•
Brake
•
Steering Wheel
70 mph
70 mph
Acceleration is a CHANGE in VELOCITY over time.
You can change your velocity by EITHER
http://media.putfile.com/Motorcycles---Hayabusa--220--mph
Acceleration
= ?
Time = 25 seconds
V
f
– V
0
t
Acceleration
=
220 – 0
25
=
= 8.8
hr·s
mi
Acceleration ≡
∆
∆
Velocity
Time
Slope ≡
Rise
Run
=
∆
Y
∆
X
Av
era
ge
Ac
ce
ler
http://media.putfile.com/Motorcycles---Hayabusa--220--mph
Acceleration
= ?
Time = 2.9 seconds
V
f
– V
0
t
Acceleration
=
95 – 45
2.9
=
= 17
hr·s
mi
http://media.putfile.com/Motorcycles---Hayabusa--220--mph
Acceleration
= ?
Time = 5.8 seconds
V
f
– V
0
t
Acceleration
=
200 – 150
5.8
=
= 8.6
mi
hr·s
http://media.putfile.com/Motorcycles---Hayabusa--220--mph
Acceleration
= ?
V
f
– V
0
t
Acceleration
=
220 – 220
15
=
= zero
mi
hr·s
Time = 15 seconds
http://media.putfile.com/Motorcycles---Hayabusa--220--mph