Motion

displacement

(m) vector - change in position

distance

(m) scalar

velocity

(m/s) vector

speed

(m/s) scalar

distance-time graph

steep line indicates fast speed

distance-time graph

shallow graph indicates a slow speed

distance-time graph

flat line indicates zero speed, stationary

gradient of a distance graph

time graph is speed of the object

acceleration word equation

acceleration = change in velocity
time

acceleration equation symbols

a = v-u
t

what does v stand for

final velocity

what does u stand for

initial velocity

what does s stand for

displacement

what does a stand for

acceleration

what does t stand for

time

gradient equation

gradient = rise
step

what does scalar mean?

a quantity with magnitude only

what does vector mean

a quantity with magnitude and direction

velocity-time graph

constant velocity

velocity-time graph

constant acceleration

velocity-time graph

constant deceleration