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CHAPTER 3

RELATING FORCE AND MOTION

SECTION

Describing, Measuring, and Graphing Motion

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This section explains how to recognize when an object is in motion and how to determine how fast it is moving. Changing PositionRecognizing Motion
1. An object is in object is changing.
motion
(pages 8788)

when its distance from another

2. What is a reference point? A reference point is a place or object used for

comparison to determine if something is in motion.

3. An object is in motion if it changes position relative to a(n) reference

point

.
(pages 8889)

Describing Distance
4. Complete the table about SI.
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SI Question
What is its whole name? What number is it based on? What is its basic unit of length?

Answer
International System of Units Ten Meter 100 1,000

5. How many centimeters are there in a meter? 6. How many meters are there in a kilometer?

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CHAPTER 3, Relating Force and Motion (continued)

Calculating Speed
Speed = Distance Time

(pages 9091)

7. What is the formula used to calculate the speed of an object?

8. How would you find the average speed of a cyclist throughout an entire race? Divide the total distance the cyclist traveled by the total time.

Describing Velocity

(pages 9293)

9. Speed in a given direction is called

velocity

10. An approaching storm is moving at 15 km/hr. What do you need to know to determine its velocity? The direction in which it is moving

Graphing Motion
or x-axis.

(pages 9495)

11. On a graph of motion, on which axis is time shown? The horizontal,

2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Time (min) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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12. The motion graph above graphs the motion of a jogger on a run one day. How far did the jogger run in 15 minutes?
1,400 m

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2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Time (min) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

13. The motion graph above also shows the motion of a jogger on a run one day. The line is divided into segments. The middle segment is horizontal. What does that tell you about the joggers progress between minute 6 and minute 8? The jogger traveled no distance during those
minutes; the jogger rested.

Distance (m)

SECTION

Force and Acceleration

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This section describes how unbalanced forces cause motion. It also describes what happens to the motion of an object as it accelerates, or changes velocity.
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Forces and Motion

(pages 98100)

1. What is a force? A force is a push or a pull on an object. 2. List three ways an unbalanced force can affect an objects motion. a. Start it moving b. Stop the object c. Change the direction it is moving

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