Physical Science
Wylei Wilson’s Ramp Extensions
and Terminology
Ms. Norris
Highland High School
Fall 2016 – 2nd period
Make a flip book!
• You need 5 pieces of paper per table group (2)
• Cut all 5 pieces of paper in half (length wise)
• Fold carefully so that your tabs aren’t too huge or too
small!
• Label…
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Speed
Displacement
Velocity
Final and Initial Velocity
Height
Change
Acceleration
Time
Gravity
Speed
• How fast an object is moving.
• The rate in which an object covers a distance.
Symbol
Displacement
• How far out of place an object is.
• Sometimes can be referred to as “height”
• The objects over all change in position.
Symbol
Velocity
• The rate in which an object changes position.
• Vector quantity meaning “direction aware”
Symbol
Initial and Final Velocity
• Vi is typically equal to “0”
– The object is NOT moving…..yet!
• Vf is the final velocity of the object where the
object has stopped.
Height
• The amount of elevation an object has.
Symbol
Change
• Meaning there must be a DIFFERENCE
Symbol
Acceleration
• Rate in which an object changes its velocity
• An object is accelerating if it changes it’s
velocity.
Time
• Numerical amount that can be calculated or
measured.
Gravity
• Natural force that causes things to fall towards
the earth.
• Represented by “G”
Symbol
Acceleration of Aircraft Carrier Take Off
• Khan Academy Link
– https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics/one-dimensionalmotion/kinematic-formulas/v/acceleration-of-aircraft-carrier-takeoff
Apple Races
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http://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/preschool-physics-apple-gravity-experiment-science-play/