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Constant Velocity Motion

The World will


deceive you!
Situation
Check

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

2. Position/ Time Graph


a. Slope of Best Fit Line is Velocity (m/s)
b. Y intercept is starting position

Continued
Situation
∆ means “change in”
Check

Position X
d
Distance How much ground you have covered.

Displacement ∆X or (Xf – Xi)


How far you are from where you started.

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

o city
en Vel
, T h
ti on
Po si
st
Fir
WoBo 54-56
WoBo 70-76

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