Motion

What is motion?
A change in position
relative to a reference
point.

What is motion?
A change in position
relative to a reference
point.

60 mph

180 mph

 What is speed?
How we measure motion
The distance traveled over
time.
Speed =d/t: d=st
t=d/s
150 miles
Des
Moines

Omaha
55mp
h

 What is speed?
The distance traveled over
time.
Speed =d/t: d=st
t=d/s
150 miles
Des
Moines

Omaha
55mp
h

0mph

 What is speed?

The distance traveled over

time.
Speed =d/t: d=st
t=d/s
150 miles

Des
Moines

75mp
0mphh
80mp
55mp
h
h

Omaha

 What is speed?
The distance traveled over
time.
Speed =d/t: d=st
t=d/s
150 miles
Des
Moines

75mp
0mph
80mp
h
55mp
h
h

Omaha
70mp
h

 What is speed?
The distance traveled over
time.
Speed =d/t: d=st
t=d/s
150 miles
Des
Moines

75mp
0mph
80mp
h
55mp
h
h

80mp
70mp h
h

Omaha

 What is speed?
The distance traveled over
time.
Speedis=d/t:
d=st
t=d/s
What
average
speed?
150 miles
Des
Moines

75mp
0mph
80mp
h
55mp
h
h

2.5 hours

80mp
70mp h
h

Omaha
55mp
h

55
0
80
70
75
80
55
415

415 7 =
59.3mph
When were we going
59?
How long were we
going 80?
How long were we at
the stop sign?

150 miles
Des
Moines

75mp
0mph
80mp
h
55mp
h
h

2.5 hours

80mp
70mp h
h

Omaha
55mp
h

150 2.5
=
68.2mph
This is
average
speed.

 What is velocity?
Speed with a direction.

 What is Acceleration?
A change in velocity
A change speed or direction

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0
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Speed
0
2.1
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6.3
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12.6
14.7
16.8
18.9
21
18.9
16.8
14.7
12.6

Acceleration
25
20
15
Speed

Speed
10
5
0

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Time in Seconds