Kinematics - 1D

Overview

For this discussion, we will use the same household object that you observed from last week, which is an xbox one console.However, this week you will focus on how the object's acceleration connects to additional properties that allow you to further quantify properties of horizontal and vertical motion, such as position, displacement, distance, velocity and speed as functions of time.

Assignment

Once again, try moving the household object (xbox one console) across a room by pushing it and record your observations by answering the following questions:

1. How far Does the Object go?

2. How Fast? In Which Direction?

3. What is a Situation in Which the Distance the Object Travels Would be the Same as the Displacement of the Object (be Specific)?

4. What is a Situation in Which the Distance the Object Travels Would be the Different than the Displacement of the Object (be Specific)?

5. Give an Example of a Velocity (Use Units of Meters per Second (m/s))

6. Given an Example of a Speed (Use Units of Meters per Second (m/s))

7. What is the Conceptual Difference Between Speed and Velocity?

8. How Would its Acceleration Affect the Distance the Object Travels in a Certain Amount of Time?

9. How Would the Initial Velocity of the Object Affect the Distance it Travels for a Particular Acceleration Value?

10. How will the Amount of Time the Object is Moving Affect Things?