Number Correct ______/out of 26 Parent Signature ______

(no credit if not graded and signed)___________________________________________________

Mrs. Brannon Name_________________
Physical Science Due:
Ch. 11 Kinematics Review
Review all the information found in your study guides.
Use the descriptions that we discussed in class for the following terms and define them in your
own words.
1. Mechanics - ____________________________________________________________________
2. Kinematics - ___________________________________________________________________
3. Dynamics - ____________________________________________________________________
4. Statics - ____________________________________________________________________
5. Motion - ____________________________________________________________________
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6. System - ____________________________________________________________________
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7. Frame of reference - _____________________________________________________________
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8. Time Interval - _________________________________________________________________
9. Vector - ____________________________________________________________________
10. Scalar - ____________________________________________________________________
11. Distance - ____________________________________________________________________
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12. Displacement - ________________________________________________________________
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13. Speed - ____________________________________________________________________
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14. Average speed - _______________________________________________________________
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15. Instantaneous speed - ___________________________________________________________
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16. Velocity - ____________________________________________________________________
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17. Acceleration - _________________________________________________________________
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18. Positive acceleration - ___________________________________________________________
19. Negative acceleration - __________________________________________________________
Use the following formulas. Write you final answer in the blank before the number. DON”T
FORGET UNITS and significant digits. SHOW WORK!!

d vf - vi
v = ----- a = ---------
t t
20. Measurement Abbrev. units
speed
velocity
distance
displacement
time
acceleration

_________ 21. If you ride 333 m on your bike for 915 s, what is your average speed of the trip?
(3 SDs)

_________ 22. You swim 20 m north in Lake Allatoona. It takes you 58 seconds. What is your
average velocity? (1 SD)

_________ 23. Elena flies a jet at 880,000 m/hr for 10 hours. How far did she travel? (2 SDs)

_________ 24. Lauren takes her horse out for a ride and runs the horse at 5.0 m/s across a field.
The field is 5500 cm wide. How long did it take for Lauren to cross the field?
(remember 100 cm = 1 m) (2 SD)

_________ 25. Cody started running at 0.03 m/s and increased to a speed of 0.79 m/s in 355 s.
What was his acceleration? (1 SD)

_________ 26. Air Force One came into the runway flying at +550 km/hr. It took the plane 0.16 hr
to come to a complete stop. What was the plane’s acceleration? (Give answer in km/hr 2) (2 SDs)