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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Another name for Newton's first law of motion is ______ | law of inertia. |
| An object slowing down has a ________ acceleration | negative |
| the velocity of an object must have both | speed and direction |
| The equation s=d/t is used to calculate the_______ of an object | speed |
| In the equation s=d/t d stands for _______ | distance |
| In the equation used to calculate acceleration VI stands for ______ | initial velocity |
| In the equation used to calculate acceleration VF stands for _____ | final velocity |
| . What is acceleration? | rate of change in velocity |
| When is an object accelerating? | change of speed and direction |
| What is the difference between positive and negative acceleration? | Positive is speeding up and negative acceleration is slowing down |
| State in word how acceleration is calculated? | Acceleration = final velocity (VF) - Initial velocity (VI) divided by Time. |
| Give two ways the unit for acceleration can be written. | m/s2 km/s2 |
| What does the slope of a velocity time graph indicate? | acceleration |
| what is acceleration | rate of change in velocity |
| A sprinter runs 200 meters west and 100 meters east. What is her displacement? | 100 meters west |
| Two cars are each traveling at 70 kilometers per hour. One car is traveling northeast, and the other is traveling south. The two cars have different ________ | velocities |
| Earth’s plates move only a few ______ per year | centimeters |
| the speed of a motorcycle at a particular moment has an _________ | instantaneous speed |
| speed can be calculated by dividing distance and _____ | time |