2. Frames of Reference
The object or point from which
movement is determined
Movement is relative to an
object that appears stationary
Earth is the most common
frame of reference
3. Motion
Motion is a change in
position relative to a frame
of reference
Speed is the distance
traveled in a given amount
of time
Speed=distance
time
4. Speed
The units for speed:
meters/second (m/sec)
kilometers/hour (km/hr)
Speed that does not
change is constant speed
6. Velocity
Speed in a given direction
Velocities in the same
direction combine by adding
Velocities in different
directions combine by
subtracting
7. Interesting fact
Rockets are launched
in the same direction
of the earth’s rotation
to get an extra boost of
1800 km/hr to its speed
8. Acceleration
The change in velocity
Acceleration is measured
in m/sec/sec or m/sec2
Formula is:
(final velocity - original
velocity)/time
9. Deceleration vs. Acceleration
A decrease in velocity is
deceleration or negative
acceleration
A distance-time graph for
acceleration is always a
curve