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1. Reference objects
a. assumed to be not moving.
b. used to compare motion of an object to.
c. Usually, you use the Earth as a Reference object
Continued
Situation
∆ means “change in”
Check
Position X
d
Distance How much ground you have covered.
Speed
Average Velocity
I = at that moment
Instantaneous v. A = over the entire ‘trip’
Average velocity
Reference Objects
Use the concept of
reference objects to
describe how these
models are different.
Tumble Buggy Lab WoBo 39
Position, cm
Time, sec T1 T2 T3
1 35
2 70
3 105
4 140
5 175
WoBo 53
Physics 500
1
WoBo 48/50
2
WoBo 46
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en Vel
, T h
ti on
Po si
st
Fir
WoBo 54-56
WoBo 70-76