Bell Ringer

1. A car travels a distance 350 km

in 3.4 hours. What is the
average speed?
2. A bus is accelerating. The bus
moves from 5m/s to 15m/s in b
3.0s What is the acceleration? c
3. Using the graph for a, b, c, and a
d, identify if the speed is s<0, d
s=0, or s>0 and a<0, a=0, or
a>0.
 Practice Problems
1. For her birthday, Stacey gets a shiny new bike with a
horn and a basket on the front. She wants all her
friends to see and so begins riding up and down her
street. What is her speed if she goes 40.5 m in 5.6 s?
2. Sharis sees a guy at the dance that she has a crush on
and decides to chase him and ask him out on a date.
Find her speed if she runs 80.3 m in 4.6 s.
 Practice Problems
3. A helicopter’s speed increases from 25 m/s to 60
m/s in 5 seconds. What is the acceleration of
this helicopter?
4. As she climbs a hill, a cyclist slows down from 25
m/s to 6 m/s in 10 seconds. What is her
deceleration?
Position vs. Time Graph

• V = slope = rise/run = ∆x/∆t

• V = (8-4m)/(4-2s) = 4m/2s = + 2m/s
 Graphing Practice

• Graph the following velocity-time Time (sec) Velocity

graph in your notebook. (m/s)
• Calculate the slope of the line. 0 2
• What is the slope of a velocity- 3 4
time graph 6 6
9 8
12 10
15 12
18 14
21 16
Velocity vs. Time
20
Velocity (m/sec) 15
10
5
0
0 10 20 30
Time (sec)
 Important Information

y2  y1 = rise
Slope formula is: slope 
x2  x1 run
The slope of a velocity-time graph is:
acceleration

The Slope of the line you graphed:

4 m sec  2 m sec 2 m sec
slope  acceleration   sec or 0.67 m sec2
3 sec  0 sec 3
Graph Matching Activity
• You need one sheet of paper per group.
• Make sure all your names are on it.
• Match the graph and data table with each scenario.
1 Tom ran from his home to the bus stop and waited.
He realized that he had missed the bus so he walked
home.
1 Tom ran from his home to the bus stop and waited.
He realized that he had missed the bus so he walked
home.
2 Opposite Tom's home is a hill. Tom climbed slowly up
the hill, walked across the top, and then ran quickly
down the other side.
2 Opposite Tom's home is a hill. Tom climbed slowly up
the hill, walked across the top, and then ran quickly
down the other side.
3 Tom skateboarded from his house, gradually building
up speed. He slowed down to avoid some rough
ground, but then speeded up again.
3 Tom skateboarded from his house, gradually building
up speed. He slowed down to avoid some rough
ground, but then speeded up again.
4 Tom walked slowly along the road, stopped to look at
his watch, realized he was late, and then started
running.
4 Tom walked slowly along the road, stopped to look at
his watch, realized he was late, and then started
running.
5 Tom left his home for a run, but he was unfit and
gradually came to a stop!
5 Tom left his home for a run, but he was unfit and
gradually came to a stop!
6 Tom walked to the store at the end of his street,
bought a newspaper, and then ran all the way back.
6 Tom walked to the store at the end of his street,
bought a newspaper, and then ran all the way back.
7 Tom went out for a walk with some friends. He suddenly realized he
had left his wallet behind. He ran home to get it and then had to run to
catch up with the others.
7 Tom went out for a walk with some friends. He
suddenly realized he had left his wallet behind. He ran
home to get it and then had to run to catch up with the
others.
8 This graph is just plain wrong. How can Tom be
in two places at once?
8 This graph is just plain wrong. How can Tom be
in two places at once?
9 After the party, Tom walked slowly all the way home.
9 After the party, Tom walked slowly all the way
home.
 Speed
80
70
60
Position (m)

50
40
30
20
10
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Time (Minutes)
Practice Problem 1
A train travels southwest from point A to point B
through the Arizona desert at 65 mi/h. How far
will the train travel six-and-a-half hours?
Practice Problem 2
How long will your trip take (in hours) if you
travel 350 km at an average speed of 80
km/hr?
Practice Problem 3
1.A truck travelling at 42 m/s has an acceleration
of – 3 m/s 2 for a period of 4 s. Find the final
velocity.
Practice Problem 4
A boat has an acceleration of 8 m/s 2 for a period of 5
seconds and obtains a velocity of 40 m/s. What was
the initial velocity of the boat?
You Try!
1. How far (in meters) will you travel in 3 minutes
running at a rate of 6 m/s?
2. A motorcycle has an acceleration of 6 m/s 2 for a
period of 4 seconds and obtains a velocity of 56 m/s.
What was the initial velocity of the motorcycle?
3. A car travelling at 28 m/s speeds up to 38 m/s and
has an acceleration of 2 m/s 2. Over how much time
did it accelerate?
4. How long will it take a car to travel 80 km if its speed
is 40 km/h?
Speed Lab
Motion Vocab (NUMBER!)
1. Speed 7. Distance
2. Velocity 8. Constant speed
3. Slope 9. Deceleration
4. Free fall 10. Linear speed
5. Acceleration 11. Projectile
6. Displacement