Velocity and Displacement Page 91. Velocity The rate of change of the position of an object. Tells...

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Page 1: Velocity and Displacement Page 91. Velocity The rate of change of the position of an object. Tells us how fast an object is going AND in what direction.

Velocity Velocity and Displacementand Displacement

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Page 2: Velocity and Displacement Page 91. Velocity The rate of change of the position of an object. Tells us how fast an object is going AND in what direction.

VelocityVelocity The rate of change of The rate of change of the position of an the position of an object.object.

Tells us how fast an Tells us how fast an object is going AND object is going AND in what direction.in what direction.

Velocity= Velocity= Displacement ÷ TimeDisplacement ÷ Time

Page 3: Velocity and Displacement Page 91. Velocity The rate of change of the position of an object. Tells us how fast an object is going AND in what direction.

In order to calculate Velocity, we In order to calculate Velocity, we need to understand need to understand Displacement.Displacement.

“ “As the Crow Flies”As the Crow Flies”

Page 4: Velocity and Displacement Page 91. Velocity The rate of change of the position of an object. Tells us how fast an object is going AND in what direction.

DisplacementDisplacement The shortest The shortest distance from the distance from the starting to final starting to final position of an object.position of an object.

““As the Crow Flies”As the Crow Flies”

Has directionHas direction

Page 5: Velocity and Displacement Page 91. Velocity The rate of change of the position of an object. Tells us how fast an object is going AND in what direction.

A car drives 12 miles east, A car drives 12 miles east, then 20 miles north, then 12 then 20 miles north, then 12 miles west. What is its miles west. What is its displacement?displacement?

Page 6: Velocity and Displacement Page 91. Velocity The rate of change of the position of an object. Tells us how fast an object is going AND in what direction.

A remote control car moves 15 A remote control car moves 15 meters south, turns and moves 10 meters south, turns and moves 10 meters east. It then heads meters east. It then heads northwest for 10 meters before northwest for 10 meters before turning west for 5 meters where it turning west for 5 meters where it stops.stops.