  Distance is how FAR   Displacement is

you have traveled how FAR you have

overall traveled from your
  Distance has NO starting point
direction   Displacement has
DIRECTION
 Distance:
4.0m South
N + 2.5m East
+ 3.5m North
+ 0.5m East
+ 0.5m North
TOTAL = 11m
N

Displacement:
3m East
  Speed is the rate at   Velocity is rate at which
which distance is distance is covered in a
covered given DIRECTION
  Average speed   Average velocity
= distance ÷ time = displacement ÷ time
  Instantaneous speed
= the speed at any
moment (e.g. a car’s
speed is measured
with a radar gun)
 Speed (v)
= d/t
= gradient
  Distance-time graphs
9
8
7
Distance (m)

6
5
4
3
2
1

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Time (s)
 Speed (v)
= d/t
Speed = gradient
  Distance-time graphs
= d/t Speed
= 9m/4s = d/t
9
= 2.25m/s = 9m/9s
8
= 1m/s
7
Distance (m)

6 Speed
= d/t
5
= 6m/9s
4 = 0.67m/s
3
2
1

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Time (s)
  Distance-time graphs
9
8
7
Distance (m)

6
shallow gradient = slow
5
4
3
flat gradient = stationary
2
1
steep gradient = fast

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Time (s)
  Distance-time graphs
9
8
7
Distance (m)

6
5 ??
4
3
2
1

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Time (s)
   Distance-time graphs

fast slow stationary

Distance (m)

Distance (m)

Distance (m)
Time (s) Time (s) Time (s)

gradient = speed
  Speed-time graphs Increasing speed
= ACCELERATION
9
8
7
speed (m/s)

6
5 constant speed
4
3 decreasing speed
2 = DECELERATION
1

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Time (s)
  Speed-time graphs
9
8
7
speed (m/s)

6
5
4
3
2
1

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Time (s)
  Speed-time graphs
9
8
7
speed (m/s)

6
5 constant speed
4
3
2
1

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Time (s)
  Speed-time graphs Increasing speed
= ACCELERATION
9
Method 1
8 Average v =
7 (Vfinal + Vinitial)/2
speed (m/s)

6 d=Vav x t
5
4
3
2
1

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Time (s)
  Speed-time graphs
9
8
7
speed (m/s)

6
5
4
3 decreasing speed
2 = DECELERATION
1

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Time (s)
  Speed-time graphs
9 What distance has
been traveled?
8
7 constant speed
speed (m/s)

6 acceleration deceleration
5
4
3
2
1 6m 12m 6m = 24m

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Time (s)
   Speed-time graphs
decceleration
acceleration no
Negative acceleration
acceleration
fast
slow
Speed (m/s)

Speed (m/s)

Speed (m/s)
slow fast

Time (s) Time (s) Time (s)

area under the graph = distance

distance = speed × time
d = vt
  Acceleration = change in speed
time taken
  a = (v-u) v = final speed
t u = initial speed
Δv = (v – u)

  Calculating speed:
  v u + at
 v = u + at
This shuttle launches Calculate the final
with a constant speed of the shuttle
acceleration of after it has traveled:
50 m/s2 a)  1 second
b)  2 seconds
c)  3 seconds
d)  4 seconds
e)  5 seconds
 v = u + at
This shuttle launches Calculate the final
with a constant speed of the shuttle
acceleration of after it has traveled:
50 m/s2 a)  1 second
b)  2 seconds
a) starting speed = 0 m/s, c)  3 seconds
time taken = 1 s
Acceleration = 50 m/s2
v = 0 + (50 × 1)
v = 50 m/s
c) starting speed = 100 m/s,
time taken = 1 s
b) starting speed = 50 m/s, Acceleration = 50 m/s2
time taken = 1 s
Acceleration = 50 m/s2 v = 100 + (50 × 1)
v = 150 m/s
v = 50 + (50 × 1)
v = 100 m/s
 v = u + at
This shuttle launches Calculate the final
with a constant speed of the shuttle
acceleration of after it has traveled:
50 m/s2 d) 4 seconds
e) 5 seconds
ora)d)
starting
starting
speed
speed
==0 0m/s,
m/s,
time taken = 4
1s
Acceleration = 50 m/s2
v = 0 + (50 × 4)
1)
vv==200
50 m/s
m/s

or
b) e)
starting
starting
speed
speed
==500m/s,
m/s,
time taken = 5
1s
Acceleration = 50 m/s2
vv==50
0 ++(50
(50××5)
1)
v = 250
100 m/s
 d = Vav x t
This shuttle launches Calculate the
with a constant distance traveled
acceleration of after :
50 m/s2 a)  1 second
b)  2 seconds
c)  3 seconds
d)  4 seconds
e)  5 seconds
 d = Vav x t
This shuttle launches Calculate the
with a constant distance traveled
acceleration of after :
50 m/s2 a)  1 second
b)  2 seconds
a) starting speed = 0 m/s,
c)  3 seconds
speed after 1 sec = 50m/s
d)  4 seconds
time taken = 1 s
e)  5 seconds
Average speed= 25 m/s
d = Vav x t c) starting speed = 0 m/s,
d = 25 m time taken = 3 s
Average speed = 75 m/s
b) starting speed = 0 m/s,
time taken = 2 s d = Vav x t
Average speed = 50 m/s d = 225 m
d = Vav x t
d = 100 m
  d =vt   a = ∆v/∆t
av

  a = (v -u )
final initial

v = (v + u) ∆t
  v = u + at
av

2
  vav = ∆d/∆t   d = (v + u) x t
2
d = ut + ½at2