Vocabulary
position
distance
height
speed
time
displacement
velocity
acceleration
time interval
Equations Variables,
Units
d  m (meters)
v  m/s
(meters/second)
a  m/s2
(meters/sec / sec)
vavg = ∆d / ∆t
direction
average velocity
average acceleration
graph
slope
∆ “change in”
at rest
constant (v, a)
Vocabulary
position
distance
height
speed
time
displacement
velocity
acceleration
time interval
v avg 
(d f  d i )
(t f  t i )
aavg = ∆v / ∆t
a avg 
(v f  v i )
(t f  t i )
slope = rise / run
= ∆y /∆x
Equations Variables,
Units
d  m (meters)
v  m/s
(meters/second)
a  m/s2
(meters/sec / sec)
vavg = ∆d / ∆t
direction
average velocity
average acceleration
graph
slope
∆ “change in”
at rest
constant (v, a)
v avg 
(d f  d i )
(t f  t i )
aavg = ∆v / ∆t
a avg 
(v f  v i )
(t f  t i )
slope = rise / run
= ∆y /∆x
Questions
what is speed?
what is velocity?
how is velocity different from speed?
give an example of constant speed with changing velocity
what is average velocity?
define acceleration in terms of:
velocity
speed and direction
motion
give 2 types of examples of acceleration that are NOT speeding up
calculate v and ∆v using the average velocity equation
calculate a using the average acceleration equation
Give and explain examples of negative position,
velocity and acceleration
read d vs. t graphs to …
identify when an object is … accelerating
… speeding up or slowing down
… moving quickly / slowly
… moving at constant velocity
… at rest (not moving)
identify what direction an object is moving
calculate average velocity for a given interval
Questions
what is speed?
what is velocity?
how is velocity different from speed?
give an example of constant speed with changing velocity
what is average velocity?
define acceleration in terms of:
velocity
speed and direction
motion
give 2 types of examples of acceleration that are NOT speeding up
calculate v and ∆v using the average velocity equation
calculate a and v using the average acceleration equation
Give and explain examples of negative position,
velocity and acceleration
read d vs. t graphs to …
identify when an object is … accelerating
… speeding up or slowing down
… moving quickly / slowly
… moving at constant velocity
… at rest (not moving)
identify what direction an object is moving
calculate average velocity for a given interval
Coordinated Science: Motion Final Review Sheet
𝑣𝑎𝑣𝑔 =
∆𝑑
∆𝑡
𝑎𝑎𝑣𝑔 =
∆𝑣
∆𝑡
1. Explain how you can move with constant speed but changing velocity.
2. What does it mean if something has a negative velocity? (Is it possible to have a negative speed?)
3. A snowflake falls from 28 meters high to 4 meters high in 8 seconds. Calculate its average velocity.
4. How can you accelerate with constant speed?
5. Ian speeds up from 3 m/s to 15 m/s in 4 seconds. Calculate his average acceleration.
6. Sandra’s hydroplane accelerates from rest to a velocity of 103 m/s in 5.7 seconds. What is the hydroplane’s
acceleration? Assume constant acceleration.
7. Draw a circle around any sections of dots that show uniform motion.
8. Draw a rectangle around any sections of dots that show the cart accelerating.
9. For the position vs. time graph shown, do all of
the following:
a. Describe the motion in words. Specify
direction, whether the motion is
uniform, and, if not, whether the object
is speeding up or slowing down.
b. Calculate the average velocity from 4 to
8 seconds.
Coordinated Science: Motion Final Review Sheet
𝑣𝑎𝑣𝑔 =
∆𝑑
∆𝑡
𝑎𝑎𝑣𝑔 =
1. Explain how you can move with constant speed but changing velocity.
2. What does it mean if something has a negative velocity? (Is it possible to have a negative speed?)
3. A snowflake falls from 28 meters high to 4 meters high in 8 seconds. Calculate its average velocity.
4. How can you accelerate with constant speed?
5. Ian speeds up from 3 m/s to 15 m/s in 4 seconds. Calculate his average acceleration.
6. Sandra’s hydroplane accelerates from rest to a velocity of 103 m/s in 5.7 seconds. What is the hydroplane’s
acceleration? Assume constant acceleration.
7. Draw a circle around any sections of dots that show uniform motion.
8. Draw a rectangle around any sections of dots that show the cart accelerating.
9. For the position vs. time graph shown, do all of
the following:
a. Describe the motion in words. Specify
direction, whether the motion is
uniform, and, if not, whether the object
is speeding up or slowing down.
b. Calculate the average velocity from 4 to
8 seconds.
∆𝑣
∆𝑡