Speed, velocity and acceleration

Description

GCSE Science Flashcards on Speed, velocity and acceleration , created by Peter Hoskins on 31/05/2015.
Peter  Hoskins
Flashcards by Peter Hoskins, updated more than 1 year ago More Less
Jamie Halder
Created by Jamie Halder over 9 years ago
Peter  Hoskins
Copied by Peter Hoskins over 9 years ago
132
5

Resource summary

Question Answer
What are the units for mass? Kilograms
What is the formula for average speed? Distance --------------- Time
What is the vertical axis in a distance-time graph? Distance travelled from the start
What does a steep line correspond to in a distance-time graph? Fast steady (constant) speed
How is velocity different from speed? Velocity is speed in a given direction
What is the formula for acceleration? Change in velocity ----------------------------- Time
What is the vertical axis in a velocity-time graph? Velocity of the object
What does a downwards line correspond to in a velocity-time graph? Constant deceleration
What does the area beneath a velocity-time graph represent? The total distance travelled
If a car increases in velocity from 5 m/s to 15 m/s in three seconds, what is its acceleration? 3.3 m/s^2
Show full summary Hide full summary

Similar

GCSE AQA Physics - Unit 3
James Jolliffe
GCSE AQA Physics 1 Energy & Efficiency
Lilac Potato
AQA Physics P1 Quiz
Bella Statham
P2 Radioactivity and Stars
dfreeman
Using GoConqr to study science
Sarah Egan
Junior Cert Physics formulas
Sarah Egan
Physics 1A - Energy
Zaki Rizvi
Physics: Energy resources and energy transfer
katgads
P2a revision (part 1)
juliasutton
P2a (part 2)
juliasutton
Units of measurement - physics
Sarah Egan