Movement and position

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How do you work out average speed
distance travelled / time taken
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Write two scalar quantities
speed and distance
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Two vector quantities
Displacement and velocity
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define velocity
speed and direction
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define speed
how fast your're going
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what is the formula for acceleration
change in velocity / time taken
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how do you work out speed on a distance time graph
the gradient which is vertical over horizontal
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on a distance time graph what does a flat section mean ?
it has stopped
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on a distance time graph what does a steep line mean
it's going fast
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on a distance time graph what does it going downhill mean
it's going back to the starting point
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won a distance time graph what do curves mean
acceleration or deceleration
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on a distance time graph what does a steepening curve mean
it's speeding up
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on a distance time graph what does a levelling off curve mean
it's slowing down
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on a velocity time graph what does the gradient mean
acceration
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on a velocity time graph what does a flat line mean
steady speed
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on a velocity time graph what does a steep line mean
the steeper the line the greater the acceleration or deceleration
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uphill sections =
acceleration
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downhill sections =
deceleration
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on a velocity time graph how do you work out distance travelled
the area under the section of the graph
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on a velocity time graph what does a curve mean
changing acceleration
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Write two scalar quantities

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speed and distance

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Two vector quantities

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define velocity

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define speed

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