Speed and Velocity
We head to the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta track to learn about the difference between speed and velocity. Different types of velocity are explored and we investigate how to find information from a position versus time graph.
We head to the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta track to learn about the difference between speed and velocity. Different types of velocity are explored and we investigate how to find information from a position versus time graph.
Learning Objectives
-Compare and contrast speed and velocity.
-Differentiate between average velocity, constant velocity, and instantaneous velocity.
-Calculate average speed and average velocity.
-Find average velocity and instantaneous velocity values from a position versus time graph.
-Compare and contrast speed and velocity.
-Differentiate between average velocity, constant velocity, and instantaneous velocity.
-Calculate average speed and average velocity.
-Find average velocity and instantaneous velocity values from a position versus time graph.
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Vocabulary
average speed - an object’s total distance traveled divided by the time elapsed. The SI unit is meters/second (m/s). average velocity - an object’s displacement divided by time elapsed. The SI unit is meters/second (m/s). constant velocity - velocity that remains unchanged. displacement - an object’s overall change in position; the SI unit is the meter (m). distance - is a measure of how far an object has traveled; the SI unit is the meter (m). instantaneous velocity - the velocity of an object at a specific point in time. |