kinematics Flashcards
kinematics
the concepts needed to describe motion
dynamics
the effect that forces have on motion
scalar
quantities that only describe magnitude
magnitude
how much there is of something
vectors
quantities that describe both magnitude and direction
is 5m scalar or vector?
scalar
is 30m/s, east scalar or vector?
vector
is distance scalar or vector?
scalar
distance
refers to how total ground an object has covered
is displacement scalar or vector?
vector
displacement
refers to how far out of place and object is
-change in objects position
average speed
distance/time
-scalar quantity
-(m/s)
average velocity
displacement/time
-vector quantity
-(m/s)
acceleration
when a change in velocity is combined with the time at which the change occurred
5 kinematic variables
- displacement (x)
- acceleration (a)
- final velocity (v)
- initial velocity (v0)
- time (t)
when not given v0 or t0 assume?
0m/s and 0s
y-axis on distance v. time graph
position(displacement) or distance (m)
x-axis on distance v. time graph
time (s)
on distance v. time graph slope =?
slope = velocity
on a distance v. time graph the steeper the slope?
the faster velocity
on a distance v. time graph when there is no slope?
velocity=0
staying still
positive direction (d v t)
positive slope, moving away (right)
negative direction (d v t)
negative slope, moving towards(left)
constant velocity shown on a distance v. time graph
linear graph