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Exercises
4.1 Motion ls Relative (pase47)
1. Is the following sentence true or false? \Arhen we describe the motion
of one object with respect to another, we say that the object is moving
relative to the other object.
2. An object is if its position relative to a fixed point
1S

3. A driver is going 20 kilometers per hour down the street. What is the
driver's speed relative to?

4.2 Speed (pases 4He) -

4. Define speed.
5. Complete the follorring equation: speed = distance/
6. Hors is the slash sr mbol rcad in km/h?
Circle the letters of the sentences that are true of instantaneous speed.
a. Instantaneou-s speed is the total distance covered divided by
time.
lr. ft1st3nhrq\-'s speed is the speed at any instant.
c. The speec..::.e:er on a car shows the instantaneous speed.
d. U r..u =:i'e-ei l,-r kilometers in t hour, your instantaneous
sFrari '.sc-:i te 1l km /h.
8. Herrt i: :1,-e:::. :[Link] ialculated?

10. Ii vour are:::. ::E: :< l- ijL-lmeters per hour and [Link] trip took
t hour. 1\:-:: -,,,'r. --:: :..::- i:.:ance coYered?
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4.3 Velocity Gase so)
Deterntittc ir.*--l: --j:;:i ',--.,--.-:,:.- i--;:i":i,r;s i; tnrc or ial;e.l\-r::; :l;t
corrett ;.r,,.i.': :::.:.; :i : --::.;,-.:
@ 11. S:e,:: = '. e-rr---:-, ::: : <ir-en direclion.
1f. I:t -:+-: l: : :..::.. ;.::-. t'e de:crit ed a. I. n-Li h.
13. The', [Link]:r c,'a.u..:l.,'". .]e=criL,ed a-. crr km h to the
noin.
14. Speed is a ve!-tLrr ,l -l2r'L::n.
15. Velocirl' is a vector quantiil'.

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16. If either the or the 1S

changing (or both are), then the velocity is changing.

4.4 Acceleration (pases Er-52)

17. What ls acceleration?

18. How is acceleration calculated?

19. In physics, the term accelerallon applies to both and

in speed.
20. Acceleration is a change in speed, a change in
or both.
21. Is the following sentence true or false? Acceleration is a vector quantity.

22. 1l a car is traveling around a cun'e on a highway at a constant speed, is

the car accelerating? Explain vour ans\t/er.

23. Circle the letter of the value and units that represent acceleration.
a.5km b. 15 km/s
c. 25 s/km d. 55 km/s2
4.5 Free Fall: How Fast (pases s3{s)
24. Is the following sentence true or false? ln real life, air resistance has no
effect on the acceleration of a falling objeci.
25. An object moving under the influence of the gravitational force only is
said to be in
26. Define elapsed time.

Match each symbol or z)alue uith tlrc correct pbase.

Phrase - Symbol or Value
27. an approximate value of the a. L0 m/ s2
acceleration of an object in free fall b.g
- 28. used to represent acceleration due c.u
to gravity
d.9.8m/s2
29. an accurate value of acceleration of
an object in free fall
30. used for both speed and velocity in
the equation for instantaneous speed
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31. What is the instantaneous speed of an object that is at its highest point
when it is thrown straight up in the air?
32. When an object is thrown straight up into the air, what is its acceleration
when it is moving upward?
33. \Arhat is the acceleration of the same object in the above question when it
is descending?

4.6 Free Fall: How F?r lpase so)

34. Is the following sentence true or false? For each second of free fal1,
-
an object {alls a greater distance than it did in the previous second.

35. At the end of time f, an object in free fali has fallen a distance equal to

36, Uy'hat are the equations used to calculate veloci[- and distance for a
freely falling object?

4.7 Graphs of Motion baees 57{a)

Use the graph below to answer Questions 37-39.

Speed [Link] for a Freely Falling Obiect

50

40
e tn
E 30
o
g o 20
c
.E o
10

= o
=
o 23 4 5
= Time (sl

: 37. What is the relationship between time and speed on this graph?

38. What does the slope of the line on this graph represent?

39. What is the slope of the graph?

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Use the graph below to answer Questions 40 and 41.

Distance [Link] for a Freely Falling Obiect
90
ao
?70
s60
8so
E+o
.9 30
dzo
10
o
234
Time (s)
40. The relationship between distance and time on this graph is
and the curve is
41. lVhat does the slope of the line at each point represent?

4.8 Air Resistance and Falling Obiects (pase 5e)

42. Explain why a dropped coin reaches the ground before a feather.

{3. Explain what would happen if a coin and a feather were dropped in a
[Link] tube. @

1f. If air resistance is negligible, a falling obiect can be considered

4.9 How Fast, How Far, How QuicklY How

Fast Chang€S (pase 5e)
\Iatch each zoord or equation with the correct phrase. =
Phrase Word or Equation :-
=
45. the word for how fast something a. d = \St2
freely fal1s from rest after an b. o=gt
- elapsed time
c. acceleration
15. the equation for speed and velocity
'f 7. d. speed
ihe word for how far an object
has fallen e. distance
48. the equation for distance
f9. the u,ord for the rate at which
velocilv changes

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Speed, Distance, and Acceleration

Calculate the average speed of a jogger who runs 100 meters in 30 seconds.
1. Read and Understand
Wnt information are you giuen?
Distance = 100 m
Time = 30 s

Z Plan and Solve

Wlnt are you trying to calculate?
Average speed

I{lnt formula contains the quantities and the wrhto-tLm?

to*l,FFry::_-o,Y"'
A'erage speed - frme interva I

, Wlnce each oariable with its known aalue .

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A'erage speea = .JU
{
s
=3.3 m/s

3. Look Back and Check

ls vour answer reasonable?
Yes, the number calculated is the quotient of distance and time, and the
units indicate speed.

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mafi Practice
:e Oa a *Wrate slrcet of paper, sohse the t'ollowing problems.

e 1. Calculate vour average speed if you travel 210 kilometers in 7 hours.

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; L Ii vour average speed is 40 kilometers per hour and you have traveled
for 0.5 hour, what distance have you traveled?
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E 3. Calculate vour acceleration if your change in speed is 20 meters per
E second and the time interval is 5 seconds.
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