Learning Target: I can describe motion in terms of distance, displacement, speed and velocity.
Distance, Displacement, Speed, & Velocity 101
What is Motion?
What is a Frame of Reference?
Distance measures
Displacement is
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Distance vs. Displacement
Created By: Chivas & Jordan Spivey
Learning Target: I can describe motion in terms of distance, displacement, speed and velocity.
Check for Understanding 1 – Write the correct vocabulary word by each description.
Vocabulary words = Frame of reference, motion, distance, displacement
1. Jamon traveled close to 900 miles to get to Dallas, Texas.
2. Diante started at home and drove to Northeast High School.
3. Adeana is at least 15 miles from home.
4. Cornelius threw the football.
Speed vs. Velocity
Speed =
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Ex. = The car is going
Velocity = how fast and the direction
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The direction is also
o Ex. The car is going 35 mph North from
There are 3 types of Speed
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Constant speed = speed at a
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Average speed = distance traveled/time to
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Instantaneous speed =
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Speed (a/k/a Velocity) Equation =
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Unit Speed & Velocity Practice Problems
1. What is the speed of a rocket that travels 9000 meters in 12.12 seconds?
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2. What is the speed of a jet plane that travels 528 meters in 4 seconds?
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3. After an impact involving a non-functioning satellite, a paint chip leaves the surface of the satellite at
a speed of 96 m/s. After 17 seconds, how far has the chip landed?
Created By: Chivas & Jordan Spivey
Learning Target: I can describe motion in terms of distance, displacement, speed and velocity.
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4. The space shuttle Endeavor is launched to altitude of 500,000 m above the surface of the earth.
The shuttle travels at an average rate of 700 m/s. How long will it take for Endeavor to reach its orbit?
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5. How long will your trip take (in hours) if you travel 350 km at an average speed of 80 km/hr?
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Check for Understanding 2 – solve for the missing variable in each problem below
1. What is the speed of a car that travels 220 meters in 8.2 seconds?
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2. What is the speed of a jet plane that travels 620 meters in 4 seconds?
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3. After an impact involving a non-functioning satellite, a paint chip leaves the surface of the satellite at a speed of
102 m/s. After 11 seconds, how far has the chip landed?
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4. The space shuttle Endeavor is launched to altitude of 320,000 m above the surface of the earth. The shuttle
travels at an average rate of 500 m/s. How long will it take for Endeavor to reach its orbit?
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5. How long will your trip take (in hours) if you travel 480 km at an average speed of 70 km/hr?
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Created By: Chivas & Jordan Spivey