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Unit3
PhysicalScience:Physics

Review
ScalarVs.Vector
Distance
Time
Speed
ThreetypesofSpeed
Conclusions
Challenge!
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Motion
Motion:isameasureofCHANGESIN
POSITION
HOWFAR,HOWLONG,andHOW
FASTanobjecttravels.

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SCALARQUANTITIES
Wewilllookat2typesofquantities:
1.Scalar:Anyquantitythathas
MAGNITUDE
(size)andUNITS,butNODIRECTION.
EXAMPLES:
Time2.5h
Speed25m/s
Mass5.0kg
Distance42m

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VECTORQUANTITIES
2.Vectorquantity:Anyquantitythathas
MAGNITUDE(size)andUNITS ,andDIRECTION.
DirectionissymbolizedbyputtinganARROW
abovethesymbolforaunit.
Ex:velocityhasthesymbolv
EXAMPLES:
Velocity25m/s[R]
Weight50N[D]
Displacement42m[W33oN]
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Distance
,greekletterdelta,meanschangein
Distance:isameasureoftheTOTALTRAVEL
ofanobject,regardlessofdirection.
Unitsaremetres,m,ORkilometres,km.
1km=1000m
EQUATION:
where:
d=changeindistance
d2=finaldistance
d1=initialdistance

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Time
TIME:ismeasuredastheTIMEDURATION
between2events.
Unitsareseconds,s,ORhours,h.
1h=3600s
EQUATION:
where:
t=changeintime
t2=finaltime
t1=initialtime
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Speed
SPEED:isameasureofthedistanceofan
objectperunittime.
Unitsarem/s,ORkm/h.
1m/s=3.6km/h
EQUATION:
where:
v=changeinspeed,inm/sorkm/h
d=changeindistance,inmorkm
t=changeintime,insorh
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TypesofSpeed
1.CONSTANTSPEED(v)
AKAUNIFORMMOTION
Whenanobjectistravellingatconstantspeed,it
istravellingattheSAMESPEEDforaperiodof
time.
EXAMPLE
Cruisecontrol
Speedoflightinairisc=3.00x108m/s
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TypesofSpeed
2.AVERAGESPEED(vav ):Ameasureofthe
TOTALdistanceoverTOTALtime.
3.INSTANTANEOUSSPEED(vinst )
AmeasureofthespeedataparticularMOMENTin
time.
InstantaneousspeedisNOTaffectedbyanobjects
PREVIOUSSPEEDorHOWLONGishasbeen
moving.
EXAMPLE:
Speedometer
PoliceRadarGun
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Speed

SincetheSPEEDequationhasonly3
VARIABLES,youcaneasilyrearrangeitusing
thefollowing
helpfultriangle.
v=?
d=?
t=?

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PhysicsProblems
Whendoingphysicsproblems,followthe
followingguidelines:
1.READPROBLEM(i.e.,dontjustpickout
thenumbers)
2.WriteGIVENSandUNKNOWNS.
3.WriteEQUATIONFIRST,rearrangingif
necessary.
4.Pluginnumbersandsolveforanswer.
5.WriteanswerinSIGFIGS,withUNITS,and
CIRCLEit!
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Question1

PhilwantstoridehisSkidoofrom
TerrencevilletoEnglishHarbourEast,a
distanceof 39.6km.Ifheonlyhas45min
(0.75h)togetthere,whatspeeddoeshe
havetotravel?

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2.MeganwantstorideherbikefromGrandLe
PierretoEnglishHarbourEast,adistanceof13.1
km.
Shecalculatedheraveragespeedtobe10.0km/h.
Howlongwillittakehertogetthere?

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3.Johnistrainingforamarathon andranata
speedof12km/hfor2.0h.Whatdistancehas
hetravelled?

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4.Onherscooter,Saratravels12kmin
2.5handthen15kmin35.5minutes.What
isheraveragespeed?

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