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Study Guide Representing Motion Answers

The document is a study guide for Chapter 2, focusing on representing motion, including concepts like velocity, position-time graphs, and average speed. It contains answers to questions, vocabulary reviews, and formulas related to motion. Key topics include instantaneous velocity, displacement, and the use of graphs to represent motion.
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Study Guide Representing Motion Answers

The document is a study guide for Chapter 2, focusing on representing motion, including concepts like velocity, position-time graphs, and average speed. It contains answers to questions, vocabulary reviews, and formulas related to motion. Key topics include instantaneous velocity, displacement, and the use of graphs to represent motion.
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Study Guide chapter 2 answers

3. −1 m/s
REPRESENTING MOTION
4. A, C, D
All numerical answers have been rounded to
the correct number of significant figures. 5. B
Vocabulary Review
SECTION 3 Position-Time Graphs
1. instantaneous velocity
1. time
2. magnitude
2. position
3. position
3. 9.0 m
4. time interval
4. 4.0 s
5. vector
5. 1.5 m/s
6. average velocity
x
7. coordinate system 6. v =
t
x
8. origin t =
v
9. position-time graph 18.0 m
=
10. motion diagram 1.5m/s
= 12 s
11. resultant
12. particle model 7. v = x
t
13. distance x = v t
= (1.5m/s)(300 s)
14. scalar
= 400 m
15. instantaneous position
16. displacement SECTION 4 How Fast?
17. average speed 1. t = tf − ti
2. at x = 15.0 m, tf = 6.0 s
SECTION 1 Picturing Motion at x = 5.0 m, ti = 2.0 s
1. B t = tf − ti
= 6.0 s − 2.0 s
2. B = 4.0 s
3. D
3. x = xf − xi
4. C
4. at t = 8 s, xf = 20.0 m
5. A at t = 2 s, xi = 5.0 m
x = xf − xi
SECTION 2 Where and When? = 20.0 m − 5.0 m
= 15.0 m
1. 4 m, −4 m, 5 m, 3 m, and 0 m
xf − xi
2. 1 m/s 5. v =
t f − ti

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x f − xi
6. v =
t f − ti
(20.0 m − 0.0 m)
=
(8.0 s − 0.0 s)
= 25m/s
7. average speed
8. +2.5 m/s
9. x
v=
t
x
t =
v
150 m
=
2.5m/s
= 6.0  101 s

10. v = x
t
x = v t
= (2.5m/s)(200 s)
= 500 m
11. x = vt + xi
12. x = vt + xi
= (2.5 m/s)(48 s) + 220 m
= 340 m

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