Acceleration

Question 1

What is speed?

Answer 1

The rate of change of position

Question 2

How do you calculate speed?

Answer 2

Distance divided by time

Question 3

How do you calculate distance?

Answer 3

Speed times time

Question 4

How do you calculate time?

Answer 4

Distance divided by speed

Question 5

How do you calculate average speed?

Answer 5

Total distance traveled divided by total time taken

Question 6

Which axis is time on?

Answer 6

X

Question 7

Which axis is distance on?

Answer 7

Y

Question 8

How do you calculate the distance moved in a distance time graph?

Answer 8

Find the difference between the final position and the starting position

Question 9

How do you calculate time in a distance time graph?

Answer 9

Find the difference between the final time and the starting time

Question 10

If a line is straight on a distance time graph, what’s happening?

Answer 10

Its stopped.

Question 11

What is the formula for a slope?

Answer 11

Y2-Y1 divided by X2-X1

Question 12

What is velocity?

Answer 12

Speed in a given direction

Question 13

What is acceleration?

Answer 13

The rate of change in velocity

Question 14

How do you calculate acceleration?

Answer 14

Change in speed divided by time taken

Question 15

What is the unit for speed?

Answer 15

M/s

Question 16

What is the unit for acceleration?

Answer 16

M/S ²

Question 17

What does the formula on a speed time graph calculate?

Answer 17

Acceleration