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VELOCITY Velocity = distance ÷ time The units we use are m/s and d is distance. ACCELERATION Acceleration is the change in velocity per unit of time. An example of this is when you travel in your car. Your velocity is not constant throughout the entire trip as you slow down and speed up as necessary. A positive acceleration means that you are speeding up and a negative acceleration means that you are slowing down. ACCELERATION Acceleration has the formula: Acceleration = (Final Velocity) – (initial velocity) (Final time) – (Initial time) OR (time it takes to change velocity) A = vf – vi = ?v ? means “change in” tf – ti ?t Acceleration has the units of (distance unit)/(time unit) Ex: m/s2 or mi/h2 ACCELERATION Example acceleration problems Calculate the acceleration of an object with: Initial Velocity : 0.0m/s Final Velocity: 14m/s Time 4.0s A = 14m/s – 0.0m/s 4.0s A = 3.5m/s2 ACCELERATION A car stops from a velocity of 55m/s in 15 seconds. What is the cars acceleration? Is the car speeding up or slowing down? A = 0 – 55m/s -55m/s 15 s 15s A = -3.7m/s2 Car is slowing down * * * * * * Potential and Kinetic Energy Energy: is the ability to do work Work is being done whenever some physical force is being used to move an object some distance Energy means that birds can fly, tigers can roar, wind can blow, sun can shine, cars can go fast, factories can make things, light bulbs can glow and your computer can work. Without energy, there would be nothing: no life, no movement, no light, … nothing Energy All objects contain energy in one form or another Can take the form of Motion -Sound Position - Electricity Heat Light It can never be destroyed It can only be converted from one form to another Kinetic Energy= the energy an object possesses because of its motion The amount of Kinetic energy is dependent on the mass of the object in motion and it’s velocity. Ob