Interpreting position vs time graphs

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Interpreting position vs time graphs

• Still pretty basic stuff

2

• Get 2 notecards

3

• One one index card
• draw a solid line
• On another,
• draw a dashed line

4

• You will be asked a series of questions
  pertaining to a graph.
• On each graph, their will be two lines, a solid
  line and a dashed line
• At the top of the graph is a statement.
• Raise your hand with the card indicating if it is
  the solid line or dashed the statement is
  referring about.

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Ready
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1)The object is at rest on the 4 m
5 m





Answer
4 m
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
2.0 s
1.5 s
1.0 s
2.5s
0.5 s
0 s
time
7
1)The object is at rest on the 4 m
5 m





4 m
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
2.0 s
1.5 s
1.0 s
2.5s
0.5 s
0 s
time
8
2)The object is 30 meters away from the reference
point at 2 seconds
50 m





40 m
Answer
30 m
position
20 m
10 m
0 m
8 s
6 s
4 s
10 s
2 s
0 s
time
9
2)The object is 30 meters away from the reference
point at 2 seconds
50 m





40 m
30 m
position
20 m
10 m
0 m
8 s
6 s
4 s
10 s
2 s
0 s
time
10
3)The object was at rest, then moved
5 m





4 m
Answer
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
20 s
15 s
10 s
25 s
5 s
0 s
time
11
3)The object was at rest, then moved
5 m





4 m
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
20 s
15 s
10 s
25 s
5 s
0 s
time
12
4)The object who got to the 5 meter mark the
smallest time





5 m
4 m
Answer
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
8 s
6 s
4 s
10 s
2 s
0 s
time
13
4)The object who got to the 5 meter mark the
smallest time
5 m





4 m
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
8 s
6 s
4 s
10 s
2 s
0 s
time
14
5)The object started on the 1 meter mark
5 m





4 m
Answer
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
2.0 s
1.5 s
1.0 s
2.5s
0.5 s
0 s
time
15
5)The object started on the 1 meter mark
5 m





4 m
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
2.0 s
1.5 s
1.0 s
2.5s
0.5 s
0 s
time
16
6)The object is moving away from the reference
point
5 m





4 m
Answer
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
20 s
15 s
10 s
25s
5 s
0 s
time
17
6)The object is moving away from the reference
point
5 m





4 m
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
20 s
15 s
10 s
25s
5 s
0 s
time
18
7)The object who turned around at 4 seconds
5 m





4 m
Answer
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
8 s
6 s
4 s
10 s
2 s
0 s
time
19
7)The object who turned around at 4 seconds
5 m





4 m
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
8 s
6 s
4 s
10 s
2 s
0 s
time
20
8)The object is moving toward the origin
5 m





4 m
Answer
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
20 s
15 s
10 s
25s
5 s
0 s
time
21
8)The object is moving toward the origin
5 m





4 m
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
20 s
15 s
10 s
25s
5 s
0 s
time
22
9) The object ended at the same location it
started
50 m





40 m
Answer
30 m
position
20 m
10 m
0 m
4 s
3 s
2 s
5 s
1 s
0 s
time
23
9) The object ended at the same location it
started
50 m





40 m
30 m
position
20 m
10 m
0 m
4 s
3 s
2 s
5 s
1 s
0 s
time
24
10)The object who traveled a distance of 2 meters
between 0 and 4 seconds
5 m





4 m
Answer
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
8 s
6 s
4 s
10 s
2 s
0 s
time
25
10)The object who traveled a distance of 2 meters
between 0 and 4 seconds
5 m





4 m
3 m
position
2 m
1 m
0 m
8 s
6 s
4 s
10 s
2 s
0 s
time