Graphing Motion

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Graphing Motion

• slope
• steeper slope
• straight line
• flat line

speed
faster speed
constant speed
no motion
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Graphing Motion

• Who started out faster?
• A (steeper slope)
• Who had a constant speed?
• A (straight line)
• Describe B from 10-20 min.
• No motion stopped moving
• Find their average speeds.
• A (2400m) (30min) A 80 m/min
• B (1200m) (30min) B 40 m/min

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Graphing Motion
The graph to the left shows an ants motion while
traveling along a piece of food. The ant is
moving east-west and its starting position is at
time0.
East

• Specify the time period when the ant was...
• Slowing down
• 5 to 10 seconds
• Speeding up
• 0 to 3 seconds
• Moving at a constant speed
• 5 to 10 seconds
• Not moving
• 3 to 5 seconds
• Back at the original starting position
• 10 seconds

Distance (cm)
West