Speed and Velocity

What is meant by the terms:

Speed?

Velocity?












Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
is just how fast you are going with no
regard to the direction.
Must have the direction specified as
well as the speed.
Speed and Velocity
Are these examples of speed or velocity?












Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
30 mph Speed
30 km/h
north
Velocity
15 cm/s Speed
10 m/s,
060
0

Velocity
So:

Speed and velocity are both
measured in the same units and
say how fast you are going.

Velocity though, gives you the
direction too.

Speed and Velocity
You need to be able to calculate the speed of an object.
What do you need to know? (think about the units of
speed).












Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
How far something has traveled - distance
How long it took to travel that distance time.
Remember: Speed is measured in mph,
km/h, m/s, cm/s
Speed and Velocity
So the formula to work out speed is:












Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
Miles (m), meter(m), kilometers
(km), centimeters (cm)m are all
units of distance
Remember: Speed is measured in mph,
km/h, m/s, cm/s

So the answer is in the units:

Distance = Speed
Time
Hours (h), seconds (s), minutes
(mins) are all units of time

d
t
s
Speed and Velocity
So the formulas are:












Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
d
t
s
Speed = Distance
Time
Time = Distance
Speed
Distance = Speed x Time
Speed and Velocity
Lets use the formulas:












Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
d
t
s
1. A cat walks 20m in 35s. Find:
a. Its speed
b. How long it takes to walk 100m
1a. Speed = Distance = 20m
Time 35s

Answer: 0.57 m/s (remember units)
Speed and Velocity
Lets use the formulas:












Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
d
t
s
1. A cat walks 20m in 35s. Find:
a. Its speed
b. How long it takes to walk 100m
1b. Time = Distance = 100m_
Speed 0.57m/s

Answer: 175s (remember units)
Speed and Velocity
Lets use the formulas:












Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
d
t
s
To calculate velocity, we use the
same formula.

All that we would need to add is
the direction that the cat was
walking.
Aim- To calculate the speed of the trolley as it travels down the ramp at
different slopes.

Method
Measure and mark a 2 meter distance along the ramp.
Prop one tray under one end of the ramp.
Measure the maximum height of the ramp in cm.
Release the cart down the track and measure the time it takes to
travel 2m.
Repeat the experiment to obtain a second result (to calculate an
average result).
Repeat the experiment by increasing the slope of the ramp by stacking
the trays one at a time and measuring the time it takes for the cart to
travel down the ramp.












Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
Acceleration
What is meant by the term:

Acceleration?













Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
Is how quickly something is speeding up.
(i.e. how quickly velocity is changing)

It is not the same as speed and velocity.
Acceleration
So the formula to work out acceleration is:












Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
Change in velocity = Acceleration
Time Taken

v = change in velocity
v
t
a
Acceleration Units
What are the units for acceleration?












Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
Change in velocity = Acceleration
Time Taken


Velocity is m/s
Time is s

So: m/s
s

Answer: m/s
2

Acceleration
Lets see if we can use the formula:












Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
1. A bike accelerates steadily from 2m/s
to 6m/s in 5.6s. Find the acceleration:
v
t
a
v = 6m/s 2m/s = 4m/s
a = ?
T = 5.6s

So: Acceleration = Velocity = 4m/s
Time Taken 5.6s

Answer: 0.71 m/s
2

Questions
Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
1. a. Find the speed of the mouse which hobbles 3.2m in
35s.
b. Find how far it will get in 25 minutes.

2. A speed camera is setup in a 30mph (13.4 m/s) zone. It
takes two photographs 0.5s apart.
A car travels 6.3m between the two photographs. Is
the car breaking the speed limit?

3. What is the acceleration of a coin flicked from rest to
a speed of 14m/s in 0.4s?

Questions
Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
To know the difference
between speed and velocity.
To be able to calculate speed.
To be able to calculate
acceleration.
1. a. Find the speed of the mouse which hobbles 3.2m in
35s.
b. Find how far it will get in 25 minutes.

2. A speed camera is setup in a 30mph (13.4 m/s) zone. It
takes two photographs 0.5s apart.
A car travels 6.3m between the two photographs. Is
the car breaking the speed limit?

3. What is the acceleration of a coin flicked from rest to
a speed of 14m/s in 0.4s?

0.09m/s
137m
No
(12.6m/s)
35m/s
2

Are you now able to.
I still feel unsure. I need some more help to understand.
I feel ok. I need to do some more work to check my understanding.
I am happy and feel I understand and can explain the main points.
To know the
difference
between speed and
velocity.
To be able to
calculate speed.
To be able to
calculate
acceleration.
Keywords: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,