PHYSICS Notes
PHYSICS Notes
Equations of motion:
• Distance = speed × time (d = vt)
• Speed = distance / time (s = d/t)
Examples:
A car moving at a steady speed on a straight
highway.
A bicycle rolling smoothly downhill at a constant
speed.
An object in free fall after reaching its terminal
velocity.
Acceleration:
Acceleration is the rate of change of
velocity, which is also a vector quantity. It tells
us how quickly the object's speed and/or
direction are changing.
Examples:
1. Car at constant speed vs. accelerating car:
A car moving at a constant speed of 100 km/h
has a greater speed than another car moving
at a constant speed of 50 km/h.
However, both cars have an acceleration of 0,
as their velocities are not changing.
Visualizations:
Distance-time graph:
A car moving at a constant speed would have
a straight line on a distance-time graph.
A car accelerating would have a curved line on
a distance-time graph.