Name: Forces and Motion Chapter 1 Review

  1. For the following situation, write a sentence that describes the movement of an object in relation to a reference point/ frame of reference. Circle the object in the sentence that is the reference point.

Example: The hockey player shot the puck right past the net.

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  1. What is speed? Units for speed?
  1. Draw the D street triangle and write out the formula for each variable.
  1. What is the distance a car travels if it drives for 2.6 hrs at 55 miles per hour?
  1. What is velocity? Units for velocity?
  1. What is acceleration? Units?
  1. How do you calculate acceleration (formula)?
  1. Draw a line on the graphs below to represent:
  1. positive acceleration b. negative acceleration c. no acceleration
  1. Look back at the lines you drew in question #8: What is a person doing to create each line?
  1. Draw a line on the graphs below to represent:
  1. positive velocity b. negative velocity c. zero velocity
  1. Look back at the lines you drew in question#10: What is a person doing to create each line?

Use AND LABEL the 6 step method for each of the following problems:

  1. Calculate the acceleration for a car that is traveling at 13 m/s and slows down to 0 m/s in 4 seconds as it approaches a stop sign.
  1. Your best friend is having a birthday party at 7:00 pm on Friday. She lives 15 kilometers away from you, and the average speed of your parent’s car is 60 km/hr. What time must you leave your house so you are not late for the party?
  1. Mrs. Bannon ‘s dog, Sierra, accidentally ran out of the yard at a speed of 1.5 m/s. A pet store is 200 m away from Mrs. Bannon’s house. If Sierra runs for 2 minutes, will she make it to the pet store and eat some treats? If not, how far away from the pet store is she when Mrs. Bannon finds her?