Mrs.

OHares Motion Webquest

Look at the web sites given here to research information about motion. Answer the
questions on loose-leaf notebook or graph paper. Use the following website to answer the general information questions: http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_velocity.html 1. What is velocity? 2. What is acceleration? 3. What is the formula to calculate acceleration? 4. What is the difference between velocity and acceleration? 5. Give an example of something accelerating. Visit the Virtual Car website: http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/phy03_int_accel/ 6. What is the difference between speed and velocity? 7. Sketch a graph that shows what happens when the car speeds up. 8. Sketch a graph to show what happens when the car slows down. 9. How does the graph change when the car changes directions? Use the Science of Speed website at http://www.science-of-speed.com to learn the process of designing, manufacturing, testing, and racing a CO2-powered dragster. Go to the Learning > Science for the following questions 10. _____ is a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force. 11. The greater the _____ of the car, the more energy required to get the stationary car moving. 12. If the masses of two cars are equal, then the winner will likely be the car with the least _____. 13. Sir Isaac Newtons third law of motion states that for every action (or force) there is an ______ reaction (or opposing force) in the opposite direction. Go to the Learning > Science > Friction for the following questions 14. _____ occurs between the wheel and the track surface, and between the wheel and axle or the axle and body material. 15. _____ is a resistance to the forward motion of a body through a fluid (the air). 16. _____ contributes to aerodynamic drag Go to the Learning > Engineering for the following questions 17.Every design starts with _____. 18. _____ are a detailed set of requirements. 19. A _____ is an acceptable variance from the specified measurement. Amusement Park Physics: http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/parkphysics.html 20. What do some people call an amusement park roller coaster? Why?

21. What gives a roller coaster its power? (What makes them go)? 22. What drives the roller coaster? 23. What helps keep the ride smooth? 24. Describe the difference between a wooden and steel roller coaster. 25. Click on Design a Roller Coaster. Follow the directions to create your own coaster. Did your design pass or fail? What was your safety rating? 26. What did you have to do in order to make your coaster fun and safe? Go to this site for a graphic of a roller coaster with labels identifying the types of forces that affect the coaster as it follows the track. Click on the labels to learn more about that force. http://search.eb.com/coasters/ride.html 27. Where does potential energy happen? 28. Where does the rider feel like they are falling? 29. Describe how gravitation and centripetal acceleration make a person feel. 30. Where do the riders experience acceleration? 31. Where do they experience centripetal force? 32. Describe how friction plays a necessary role in a roller coaster. Watch the Hot Wheels Car Animation: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/kinema/avd.cfm 33. What is the RULE OF THUMB for velocity and acceleration? Watch the animations: Constant Velocity: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/kinema/cpv.cfm Constant Acceleration: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/kinema/pvpa.cfm 34. Sketch the position, velocity, and acceleration graphs for each of these motions. 35. What is obtained by calculating the slope of a positiontime graph? 36. What is obtained by calculating the slope of a velocitytime graph? Youre almost done! What did you learn? Visit the MoP page. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mop/module.cfm Click on Continue, and then For Practice Mode. Click on the broad subject area, Mechanics. Under the Kinematic Concepts heading, answer questions about: Distance and Displacement Speed and Velocity Acceleration Under the Kinematic Graphing. Heading, answer questions about: Basics of p-t Graphs Interpreting p-t Graphs