A.1 - Kinematics

This flash card set will include evrything in kinematics as well as important things we learnt at the beginning of semester 1

Proportional

When the line on the graph is linear

Directly proportional

When the line on the graph is linear and passes through the origin (0,0)

Scalor

Scalor quantities have a magnitude

Vector

Vector quantities have a magnitude and direction

Distance

the total length of the path

Displacement

The change in position

Speed

Distance traveled per time taken

Velocity

The rate of change of position

Acceleration

Rate of change of velocity

What does the slope give you on a distance time graph

The slope gives you the speed

What do different lines tell us on a distance time graph

• Straigh horizontal

• Diagonal in both directions

• curved line going upwards

What do different lines tell us on a displacement time graph

Terminal speed

• the maximum speed an object reaches while falling through a fluid

• force of gravity is balanced by the drag force and buoyancy