{"id":155,"date":"2026-01-27T01:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T01:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctorp4physics.co.uk\/?page_id=155"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:59:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:59:01","slug":"motion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/doctorp4physics.co.uk\/es\/motion\/","title":{"rendered":"3.1 Motion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; padding_top_1=&#8221;50px&#8221; padding_bottom_1=&#8221;30px&#8221; padding_bottom_2=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_top_bottom_link_1=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_top_bottom_link_2=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_left_right_link_1=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_left_right_link_2=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_1_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; padding_1_phone=&#8221;&#8221; padding_1_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f8f9fa&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#f9ce6e&#8221; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;1px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;120px&#8221; height=&#8221;7px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset7&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#f9ce6e&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; header_4_font=&#8221;PT Sans|700||on|||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#ffc107&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;11px&#8221; header_4_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-38px|||130px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Topic<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;PT Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Playfair Display|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Motion<\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"C9DxTc \">For 2000 years, most people mindlessly believed the teachings of Aristotle, but do heavy objects really fall faster? Is the Earth really the centre of the Universe? 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By studying how objects move, students develop the ability to predict, calculate, and explain physical behavior across a wide range of contexts.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;PT Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#62748a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This unit also emphasizes the use of graphs and equations to represent motion, helping learners visualize changes over time. With these skills, students can confidently approach exam questions and apply physics principles to everyday phenomena.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Call to Action&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#007aff&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;19px||19px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;60px||60px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;40px||40px||true|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|30px|30px|30px|30px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;Playfair Display|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Distance and speed<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;PT Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Do you ever wonder how your SAT NAV is able to predict what time you&#8217;ll arrive at your destination? It will need to take into account the expected traffic (and weather) conditions along your journey, and know of any road works or temporary speed limits, perhaps due to accidents. It&#8217;s tremendously clever, but at a first approximation, if you know the distance and the average speed you&#8217;ll be travelling at, then the time is simply the total distance divided by the total time.<\/p>\n<p>This equation is so fundamental you should probably commit it to memory, and yet I don&#8217;t &#8211; I just remember the fact that speed is measured in m\/s (or mph) and think about the units to re-derive the equation each time. 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;PT Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Do you ever feel like you&#8217;re going around in circles but never getting anywhere? Well then you&#8217;re thinking about your displacement. If you end up back where you started then your displacement is zero. Although that&#8217;s not entirely true, it&#8217;s also a vector, so you&#8217;ll have to specify which direction to travel zero distance in, so good luck with that!<\/p>\n<p>If running around in circles gets you in a sweat and you&#8217;re feeling out of breath, then you must care about the distance that you&#8217;ve actually travelled. 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Here you can practice reading some of the key measuring instruments:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stefanelli.eng.br\/en\/simulator-virtual-micrometer-hundredths-millimeter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual micrometer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drjonesphysics.com\/vernier\">Virtual vernier calliper<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Physics Factsheets&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>I think these are fab, and hopefully your school has a subscription to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;A-level Physics Online &#8211; videos&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>See below for a quick selection of the relevant videos, you can find Lewis&#8217; 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