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