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Do this statement describe speed, velocity, distance or displacement:"I averaged 7 mph during marathon"

 

Important Questions on Kinematics: Describing Motion

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Do this statement describe speed, velocity, distance or displacement:

"The snail crawled at 2mms-1along the straight-line edge of a bench"

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Do this statement describe speed, velocity, distance or displacement:

The sales representatives round trip was 420 km

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A submarine uses sonar to measure the depth of water below it. Reflected sound waves are detected 0.40 s after they were transmitted. How deep is the water.? Speed of sound in water=1500 ms-1

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The earth takes one year to orbit the Sun at a distance of 1.5×1011m. Calculate the speed. Explain why this is its average speed and not its velocity.

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The displacement-time sketch graph in th figure represent the journey of a bus. What does the graph tell you about the journey?

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Sketch a displacement - time graph to show your motion for the following event. You are walking at aconstant speed across a field after jumping off a gate, Suddenly you see a horse and stop. Your friend says there's no danger, so you walk on at a reduced constant speed. The horse neigh, and you run back to the gate. Explain how each section of the walk relates to a section of your graph.

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 The Table shows the displacement of a racing car at different times as it travels along a straight track during a speed trial. Determine the car’s velocity.

Displacement /m 0 85 170 255 340
Time /s 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
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 The Table shows the displacement of a racing car at different times as it travels along a straight track during a speed trial. 

Displacement /m 0 85 170 255 340
Time /s 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0

 Draw the displacement-time graph and use it to find the car's velocity.