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ch.4 acceleration
accelerated motion in a straight line
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acceleration | rate of change in the speed of an object |
| delta | "the change in" |
| constant acceleration | speed that changes by the same amount every second |
| uniform acceleration | another word for constant acceleration |
| slope | rise to run.rise:amount the speed changesrun:amount the time changes |
| term | piece of an equation |
| initial speed | first term of the formula is the speed the object starts with |
| free fall | moving under the influence of gravity only |
| acceleration due to gravity | symbol:(g)equation:9.8m/sec2 |
| time of flight | object takes the same time going up as it takes coming down |
| friction | when air resists the motion of objects moving through it |
| air resistance | when small objects at low speeds is neglected by air |
| terminal speed | maximum speed at which an object falls when limited by air friction |
| acceleration equation | acceleration=change in speed/change in time=meters per second/second=meters/second X second=m/sec2 |