SCIENCE 9

SCIENCE
Quarter 4 – Week 1-2
9
“Describing Uniformly Accelerated
Motion Qualitatively”

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Science 9 Describing Uniformly
Fourth Quarter
Accelerated Motion
Week 1
Qualitatively

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Your first task for Quarter 4 is to describe the uniformly

accelerated motion (horizontal and vertical) qualitatively.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. define uniformly accelerated motion operationally;
2. cite examples of bodies that exhibit uniformly
accelerated motion; and
3. value the importance of following and observing
speed limits on the roads.
RECAP
In Grade 8 you have learned about Newton’s Second Law of Motion –
the Law of Acceleration. According to this law, the net force (F) is
equal to the product of the mass (m) of the object and its acceleration
(a), F=ma. Can you state this Law?
Let’s have a simple activity to refresh your mind. State the
Second Law of Motion by completing the paragraph below. Choose your
answer from the two words inside the parentheses for each number.
Newton’s Second Law of Motion: The Law of 1. _____________
(Inertia/Acceleration). The acceleration of an object as produced by a
net force is 2. _____________ (directly/inversely) proportional to the
magnitude of the net force, in the 3. _____________ (same/opposite)
direction as the net force, and 4. _____________ (directly/inversely)
proportional to the 5. _____________ (mass/weight) of the object.

It is good that you can still recall the Law of Acceleration! Remember
that the larger the force applied on an object, the larger its
acceleration. Usually, the acceleration of a body may change and vary
from time to time due to several factors. If that is the case, when can
we say that there is constant acceleration?
In this module we will focus on describing uniformly accelerated
motion qualitatively.

LESSON
Describing Uniformly Accelerated Motion Qualitatively
Are you familiar with
these blue uniformed men
who are usually positioned
in the busy streets of Pasig
City?

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You might have seen them as you cross the streets to reach your
school, or on your way to the market or a friend’s house.
Who are they and what do they do?
They are the Pasig City Traffic and Parking Management Officers.
They are also usually
Figure 1: The Traffic and Parking Management Officers
called “Blue Boys”. They
of Pasig City
play a crucial role in
maintaining the flow of traffic and in implementing laws and rules and
regulations on the road that every motorist should follow. They may
also be considered as “front-liners” amidst the COVID-19 pandemic as
they assist soldiers and police officers in checkpoints around Pasig City.
Speed limits are observed on roads, they vary and depend on
several conditions. Speed limits for
highways are different from speed limits
on small avenues and streets. This
prevents vehicles to speed up or
accelerate unnecessarily in our busy
streets, as they are being monitored by
our Pasig TPMO.
Acceleration is defined as the rate
Figure 2.
of change in velocity Speedometer
with time. It is a
vector quantity having both magnitude and direction. Acceleration of
vehicles usually changes from time to time. A vehicle may speed up as
it travels to highways or slow down as it approaches an intersection. It
should also halt when the stoplight is red and eventually accelerate
when the light turns green. We can say that most type of acceleration
that we observe is not constant or non-uniform due to these factors.

When you are riding a vehicle, you can say that it speeds up
or slows down based on its speedometer. A speedometer indicates
the speed of a vehicle, it is usually combined with a device known
as an odometer that records the distance traveled
Assume that you are riding a vehicle and observed these
speedometer readings:

Elapsed Time Reading on the Speedometer

After 1 minute 30 km/h

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After 2 minutes 31 km/h

After 3 minutes 32 km/h
What can you say about the readings on the speedometer during each
minute? What can you infer from the data in the table above?
This means that the vehicle speeds up. Every minute there is a 1
km/h increase on the speed of the vehicle. The increase for every
minute is constant, therefore we can say that the vehicle has uniform
acceleration.
The vehicle in the example above exhibits a uniform or constant
acceleration. It is a type of motion in which the velocity of an object
changes by an equal amount in every equal time period.
In Uniformly Accelerated Motion (UAM), the value of the
acceleration is constant. It does not change. The velocity changes but at
a constant rate. An object with zero
acceleration is said to be in uniform
motion. An object in uniformly
accelerated motion has non-zero
but constant acceleration.
Acceleration represents how
velocity changes with time, velocity
represents how position changes
with time.
Toss a coin upward. Does it
stay up? What makes it go down?
Gravity pulls the coin down.
Things that are thrown upward, will
go downFigure 3. Tossing
because of thisaforce.
coin Gravity also pulls us towards the earth.
That is why we are not being thrown outside space.
What floor was your classroom when you were in Grade 7 and 8?
Was it on the 4th, 5th or 6th floor of the school building? Which is
easier, climbing to your classroom or going down to the school canteen?
When you climb a high
place, you go against gravity.
When you are on a high place,
and you go down, you are
moving toward gravity, so you
use less force.

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Same is true with freely-falling objects.

Objects at free-fall also exhibit uniformly accelerated motion. The
acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s2) neglecting air resistance, is a
constant acceleration for all falling bodies, regardless of their mass and
weight. Figure 4. Free-fall
All objects on the earth’s surface are being accelerated toward the
center of the earth at a rate of 9.8 m/s2. This means that if you raise
an object above the surface of the earth and drop it, the object will
start from rest and its velocity will increase by 9.8 meters per second
for each second it is falling toward the earth’s surface until it strikes
the ground.
In general, a uniformly accelerated motion is the one in which the
acceleration of a body throughout the motion is uniform. It can be
observed in either vertical or horizontal dimension, and also in two
dimensions.
We will prove these examples of uniformly accelerated motion on
the next module mathematically or quantitatively.

ACTIVITIES
Let us do some activities for you to understand Uniformly
Accelerated Motion more!
These activities are designed for you. The materials are easy to find and
the procedures are easy to follow. You can also do these simple
activities at home with the help of any home companion.
Activity 1: “Am I in UAM (Uniformly Accelerated Motion)?”
Learning Competency: The learners should be able to describe
uniformly accelerated motion (horizontal and vertical) qualitatively.
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Objective: Identify bodies or objects that exhibit uniformly accelerated motion.
Procedure: Analyze each scenario. Write UAM if it exhibits Uniformly
Accelerated Motion, write Non-UAM if it DOES NOT.
_______________ 1. A bike that is at rest.
_______________ 2. A boy holding a book.
_______________ 3. A girl walking leisurely.
_______________ 4. A hanging picture frame.
_______________ 5. A rock falling from a cliff.
_______________ 6. A fruit dropping from a tree.
_______________ 7. A rolling ball on an inclined plane.
_______________ 8. A man standing still in an escalator.

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_______________ 9. A car increasing its velocity at a constant rate.
_______________ 10. A truck running with a constant acceleration.
Closure: When can we say that an object exhibits uniformly accelerated
motion?
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WRAP - UP
FACT or BLUFF. The following statements are about bodies and objects
exhibiting Uniformly Accelerated Motion (UAM). Write FACT if the
statement is TRUE and write BLUFF if the statement is FALSE.
__________1. Acceleration is constant in bodies in uniformly accelerated
motion.
__________ 2. UAM can only be observed along the horizontal line of
action.
__________ 3. Objects at free-fall exhibit uniformly accelerated
motion.
__________ 4. In UAM velocity changes but at a constant rate.
__________ 5. An object in UAM has zero acceleration.
VALUING
Speed limits are used to
set the legal maximum or
minimum speed at which road
vehicles may travel on a given
stretch of road. They are generally
indicated on a traffic sign
reflecting the maximum or
minimum speed permitted that is
expressed usually in kilometers per
hour
Figure(km/h). Speed
4. Speed Limit limits are
Infographic
being monitored by TPMO in the various streets and roads of our city.
Speed limits are used to regulate the speed of vehicles in certain
places and it also controls the flow of traffic. It is also observed to
minimize accidents from happening.
Can you imagine if our roads don’t have speed limits that are being
checked by Traffic and Parking Management Officers, and vehicles are

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moving in uniformly accelerated motion? What do you think will

happen?
Activity 3: “Observing Speed Limits”
Learning Competency: The learners should be able to describe
uniformly accelerated motion (horizontal and vertical) qualitatively.
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Objective: Value the importance of following and observing speed
limits on roads.
Procedure: Write an open letter addressed to drivers and motorists.
Make an appeal to them to follow speed limits and explain to them the
consequences of not following such. Integrate what you have learned
about uniformly accelerated motion. You can cite examples to deliver
your message clearly.

Closure: What do you think will happen if all vehicles on the roads are
moving in uniformly accelerated motion?
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References
Books

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