Physics 2204 Name: Graphing Motion Worksheet #1 1. Plot the

Physics 2204
Name:_____________________
Graphing Motion Worksheet #1
1. Plot the following information on a position-time graph.
d (m) t (s)
A) What is happening to the object’s velocity?
0
0
5
1
10
2
15
3
B) What is the object’s velocity?
20
4
25
5
2. Plot the following information on a position-time graph.
d (m) t (s)
A) What is the object’s velocity during each segment?
0
0
10
1
20
2
30
3
B) When was the object moving in the negative
40
4
direction?
40
5
35
6
30
7
25
8
20
9
15
10
3. Plot the following information on a position-time graph.
d (m) t (s)
A) What is the object’s velocity during each segment?
10
0
20
1
20
2
15
3
B) When was the object moving in the negative
10
4
direction?
5
5
0
6
–5
7
–10 8
C) When was the object located in the negative region?
–15 9
–20 10
4. Plot the following information on a velocity-time graph.
v(m/s) t (s)
A) What is the object’s velocity?
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
3
B) What is happening to the object’s velocity?
10
4
10
5
10
6
5. Plot the following information on a velocity-time graph.
v(m/s) t (s)
A) What is happening to the object’s velocity?
0
0
5
1
10
2
15
3
20
4
25
5
30
6
6. Plot the following information on a velocity-time graph.
v(m/s) t (s)
A) What is happening to the object’s velocity?
30
0
25
1
20
2
15
3
10
4
5
5
0
6
7. Plot the following information on a velocity-time graph.
v(m/s) t (s)
A) What is happening to the object’s velocity from t = 0
15
0
to t = 3 s?
10
1
5
2
0
3
B) What is happening to the object’s velocity from t = 3
–5
4
to t = 6 s?
–10 5
–15 6
C) When is the object moving in the positive direction?
D) When is the object moving in the negative direction?
8. Plot the following information on a position-time graph.
d (m) t (s)
A) What is happening to the SLOPE of this graph?
0
0
0.5
1
2
2
4.5
3
B) What is happening to the object’s velocity?
8
4
12.5 5
18
6
9. Plot the following information on a position-time graph.
d (m) t (s)
A) What is happening to the SLOPE of this graph?
0
0
19.5 1
38
2
55.5 3
B) What is happening to the object’s velocity?
72
4
87.5 5
102 6
115.5 7
128 8
139.5 9
150 10
10. Plot the following information on a position-time graph.
d (m) t (s)
A) What is happening to the SLOPE of this graph?
0
0
45
1
80
2
105 3
B) What is happening to the object’s velocity from t = 0
120 4
to t = 5 s?
125 5
120 6
105 7
80
8
C) What is happening to the object’s velocity from t = 5
45
9
to t = 10 s?
0
10