CHAPTER 11 MOTION

SECTION 11.1 DISTANCE AND DISPLACEMENT

11.1 DISTANCE AND DISPLACEMENT

All of science is concerned with motion.

The motion of objects change when forces act upon them.

All objects have motion they just appear to be motionless. All of matter contains atoms that are continuously in motion (vibrate and collide).

In order to describe motion you must state the direction in which the object is moving and how fast the object is moving.

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You have to choose a frame of reference. ( To describe motion accurately)

It is a system of objects that are not moving with respect to one another.

EX. People on the bus are not a good frame of reference because they are moving with the bus. You need to choose and object not moving outside the bus.

You have to choose an appropriate frame of reference to describe motion in a clear and relevant manner.

Relevant Motion is movement in relation to a frame of reference.

MEASURING DISTANCE

Distance is the length of a path between two points.

SI unit for distance is the meter (m)

However, for larger distances it is better to use kilometers (km)

MEASURING DISPLACEMENTS

Displacement is the direction from the starting point and the length of a straight line from the starting point to the ending point.

Displacement use vectors

A vector is a quantity that has magnitude and direction.

Magnitude can be the size, length, or amount of something.

Arrows on maps represent vectors.

Symbol for vector →

COMBINING DISPLACEMENTS

Distance: Displacements along a straight line

Use vector addition or subtraction.

Going 10 km east and 3 km west = 10-3 = 7

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Use vector addition if in a straight line 4km + 2km = 6km

DISPLACEMENT THAT ISN’T ALONG A STRAIGHT PATH

Resultant vector- is the vector sum of two or more vectors.

The vector goes directly from the starting point to the end point.

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SECTION 11.2 SPEED AND VELOCITY

Speed- is the ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves.

SI unit = m/s*use the units that make the most sense.

cars = miles/hr or km/hr

2 Ways to express the speed of an object

1. Average speed- (v) is the total distance traveled, (d) divided by the time, (t) it takes to travel that distance.

CALCULATING SPEEDFormula:

Average speed = Total distance v = d

Total time t

Sometimes you have to rearrange the formula to solve for distance or time.

d = v × t t = d

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• The speed of the object can change during the time it moves but, this equation gives you the overall average.