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Physics Motion Concepts

A robotics team is testing a small rover. Use the evidence and motion concepts to explain what the rover does. Show calculations with units. Assume east is positive and west is negative.

Motion clues

Distance is the total path traveled; displacement is the straight-line change in position with direction. Speed is distance divided by time. Velocity is speed with direction. Acceleration is change in velocity divided by time.

1.The rover travels 24 meters in 6 seconds. Calculate its average speed in meters per second. Include the operation you use.

2.On its next test, the rover moves 18 meters north in 3 seconds. State its average speed and average velocity.

3.The rover rolls 10 meters east, then 10 meters west, ending where it started. What distance did it travel, and what was its displacement?

4.During a straight test run, the rover's velocity changes from 2 m/s east to 10 m/s east in 4 seconds. Calculate its acceleration.

5.A 3 kg rover accelerates at 2 m/s². Using F = m × a, find the net force on it.

6.The rover moves around a circular track at a steady 3 m/s. Is its velocity constant? Explain why or why not.

7.Two rover runs each cover 12 meters in 4 seconds. Run A is east; Run B is west. Do the runs have equal speeds, equal velocities, both, or neither? Explain.

8.A force of 15 N pushes a 5 kg cart east. If friction pushes back with 5 N west, what is the net force and the cart's acceleration?

9.A rover traveling east slows from 8 m/s to 2 m/s in 3 seconds. Calculate its acceleration, using east as the positive direction. What does the sign tell you?

10.A student claims, “If an object is moving, there must be a net force in the direction it is moving.” Is this always true? Use Newton's first law to correct the claim.

11.The team wants to find the rover's average speed over several runs. Which measurement pair is needed, and what calculation should they use?

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