Tasks Sheet

Australian International Academy, Kellyville

Name: Rania Shehryar Date: 1st August 2021
Year Level: 10 Science Subject: Science
TITLE: Death Defying Designs Introduction
Week 4:
Unit name: Death defying designs
Concept Focus: Motion Graphs

Aim:

● How can motion be represented on graphs.

Tasks:

Task 1: Go through the PowerPoint presentation about motion graphs.

This includes:

● Distance vs time graphs

● Speed vs time graphs
● Displacement vs time graphs
● Velocity vs time graphs

Complete the questions given on Slide 18:

Task 1: Answer the following questions in your notebook in complete sentences. Remember to
restate the questions.

- When looking at speed (velocity)/ time graphs, which variable goes on the y-axis? Goes on the x-
axis.

Y axis; distance
X axis; time
- Explain how #1 is different from distance/time graphs.

A distance-time graph tells us how far an object has moved with

time. A speed-time graphs measures velocity

- Draw the two graphs on the previous slide in your notebook:

- Create a Venn Diagram to show the similarities and differences.

Speed and time.

Similarities.
Distance and Time.
- The y –speed
- The axis
- The y – axis graph is
derived from the
- The calculations
position time graph; the
- The calculations
distance time graph is
- Measures thethe
derived from velocity
speed
- Tells us how far an
time graph.
object has moved with
time.
- Both graphs have the
same format, different
axis.

Task 2: Critical Writing

Thoroughly answer the question below. Use appropriate academic vocabulary and clear and
complete sentences.

5. If you know that a moving object has a constant velocity, you can predict correctly where it will
be after a given amount of time. However, if you know only that the object has a constant speed,
you cannot predict where it will be. Explain why.

Newton's second law says that when a constant force acts on a massive body, it accelerates with
constant velocity, i.e., its speed changes. In the simplest case, however, a force exerted on a body at
rest causes If the object is already in motion or if this situation is viewed from a moving inertial
frame of reference, this body can apparently accelerate, slow down or change its direction
depending on the direction of the force. Force and the directions in which the object and frame of
reference move relative to each other.

Task 3: Critical Reading

Read this passage from the text and answer the questions that follow.
Defining Acceleration

Acceleration is a measure of the change in velocity of a moving object. It shows how quickly velocity
changes. Acceleration may reflect a change in speed, a change in direction, or both. Because
acceleration includes both size (speed) and direction, it is a vector. People commonly think of
acceleration as in increase in speed, but a decrease in speed is also acceleration. In this case,
acceleration is negative. Negative acceleration is called deceleration. A change in direction without a
change in speed is acceleration as well.

Questions.

6. Define acceleration.

Acceleration is that the rate of modification of rate. Usually, acceleration means that the speed is
changing, however not always. once associate degree object moves in an exceedingly circular path at
a relentless speed, it's still accelerating, as a result of the direction of its velocity is changing.

7. What is deceleration? Give an example.

Deceleration is the rate of speed at which an object is slowed down. For example, if we apply the
brakes while driving, we’re take advantage of the deceleration to reduce the vehicle's speed.

8. How can acceleration occur when speed is constant?

The velocity vector is constant, but changes direction; For this reason, it can be properly concluded
that an object moving in a circle at a constant speed is accelerating as the direction of the speed
vector changes.

Submission Guidelines: All 8 questions from Task 1, 2 and 3 should be completed and submitted for
marking via the managebac drop-box.