KINISIOLOGY

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 SPEED
• Is a rate at which body moves and takes no
account of direction.
• EXAMPLE: If a car is moving from speed of 60
kilometers an hour.
• Speed is uniform if car travels in same
direction.
• If car is slow down and then increases, its
speed is variable.
TYPES OF SPEED ACCORDING TO
MOVEMENTS.
Speed of relaxed passive movement.
Speed of active exercise.
Reduced speed.
Increased speed.
 VELOCITY
Notion of velocity incorporates not only the
rate of motion but also the direction.
Example: Aeroplane travels at
1000kilometers an hour in an easterly
direction. A change in either speed or
direction is said to alter the velocity.
 WORK
is defined as product of force and
distance through which force acts.
It is measured in JOULES or ERGS.
 ENERGY
Is defined as the capacity of a body
for doing work.
 TYPES OF ENERGY

Potential Energy:

• Is a capacity for doing work by virtue of position.

Kinetic Energy:

• Is a capacity for doing work because of its velocity.

 POWER
Is a rate of doing work
OR
Rate of energy expenditure.
It is measured in joules per second or
ergs per second.
 ACCELERATION
• Is a rate of change of velocity.

• A positive acceleration causes an increase in

velocity.
• A deceleration or retardation is a decrease in
velocity.
• Movement under gravity.
 MOMENTUM
• Is defined as the quantity of motion.
• It is represented by the product of mass and
velocity.
• The force responsible for the momentum will
generate movement slowly in a relative heavy
body and more rapidly in lighter body.
 INERTIA
• Is defined as the resistance of a body to any
change in its state of rest and motion.
OR
Is defined as the reversed effective force of a
body.
• A body at rest tends to remain at rest
indefinitely while a moving body tends to
continue moving at constant speed and in
straight line unless acted upon by a force.
• Example: A railway truck in a goods yard.
 FRICTION
• Is a force which opposes motion when one
surface slides upon another.
• Example: rubber.
TYPE
DYNAMIC FRICTION.
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