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P2 Describing Motion

The document covers fundamental concepts of motion, including distance, time, speed, and acceleration, with standard units for each. It explains how to interpret distance-time and speed-time graphs, detailing the implications of graph slopes and shapes. Additionally, it distinguishes between speed and velocity, emphasizing the importance of direction in defining velocity.

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P2 Describing Motion

The document covers fundamental concepts of motion, including distance, time, speed, and acceleration, with standard units for each. It explains how to interpret distance-time and speed-time graphs, detailing the implications of graph slopes and shapes. Additionally, it distinguishes between speed and velocity, emphasizing the importance of direction in defining velocity.

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P2 Describing motion

P2.01 Understanding speed


1. Distance, time and speed

Units
Quantity Standard unit Other units

distance m km miles

time s h hour

speed m/s km/h mph

P2.02 DIstance-time graphs


DIstance-time graph: tells us how fast the object moves

● Graph slopes sup gently - travel at slow speed


● Graph slopes steeper - travel more rapidly
● Graph is horizontal - doesn’t travel, stationary
● Graphs goes to y=0 - go back to starting point

P2.03 Understanding acceleration


Acceleration: the change in speed per time

Acceleration of free fall(g): constant value of acceleration near the surface of the earth (9.8 m/s2)

1. Speed-time graphs

● Sloping upwards - constant acceleration


● Steeper the slope, the greater the acceleration
● Horizontal - speed constant
● Sloping downwards -constant deceleration
● Horizontal at 0 - stationary
● Curved - acceleration is changing
● Time x speed = area of graph = distance
P2.04 Calculating speed and acceleration

● Gradient = distance / time = speed


● Speed - km/h or m/s

1. Calculating acceleration

● Subtract final speed to initial speed


● Divide the result value by time
● Acceleration - m/s2

2. Speed and velocity


● Velocity: object’s speed in a particular stated direction
○ Must give the direction of the velocity
○ 200m/s due north
● Speed: without direction

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