1. February 22, 2012
What does the slope of a Position vs. Time graph tell us?
What does the slope of a Velocity vs. Time graph tell us?

7. MOTION GRAPH Review Select Your Team
This TP goes along with 1: Motion Worksheet – Interpreting Motion Graphs

8. MOTION GRAPH Review Select Your Team
This TP goes along with 1: Motion Worksheet – Interpreting Motion Graphs

9. MOTION GRAPH Review Select Your Team
This TP goes along with 1: Motion Worksheet – Interpreting Motion Graphs

10. MOTION GRAPH Review Select Your Team
This TP goes along with 1: Motion Worksheet – Interpreting Motion Graphs

11. MOTION GRAPH Review Select Your Team
This TP goes along with 1: Motion Worksheet – Interpreting Motion Graphs

12. Please select a Team.
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13. 1. The slope of a position-time graph indicates an objects …
velocity
distance
acceleration
displacement

14. 2. The slope of a velocity-time graph indicates an objects …
distance
acceleration
displacement

15. Team Scores
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16. 3. Which shape fits a position-time graph of an object moving at constant (non-zero) speed?
Cannot be determined

17. 4. Which shape fits a velocity-time graph of an object moving at a constant non-zero speed?
Cannot be determined

18. 5. Which two shapes fit a position-time graph of a motionless object?
A B
B C
C D
D E
A C
None of the above

19. Team Scores
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20. 6. Which shape fits a velocity-time graph of a motionless object?D E
Cannot be determined

21. 7. Which shape fits a position-time graph of an object that is moving at a steady rate?
Cannot be determined

22. 8. Which shape fits a velocity time graph of an object that is speeding up at a steady rate?
Cannot be determined

23. Team Scores
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24. 9. Which of the following units is equivalent to (meters per second) per second?
m/s
m/s/s or m/s2
None of the above

25. 10. Which of the following units corresponds to the slope of a position-time graph?
m/s
m/s2

26. 11. Which of the following units corresponds to the slope of a velocity-time graph?
m/s
m/s2

27. Team Scores
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28. Pay attention to how much the time intervals are changing as the distance rises in 20m increments.
Distance (m)
Time (s) 20
4.5 40
6.3 60
7.7 80
8.9
100 10

29. 12. Which of the position-time graphs corresponds to the data table?

30. 13. Which of the following descriptions matches the graph you selected in question 12?
A motionless object
An object moving at a constant speed
An object undergoing positive acceleration
An object undergoing negative acceleration

31. 14. Which of the following velocity-time graphs corresponds to the data table?

32. 15. Which of the following descriptions matches the graph you selected in question 14?
A motionless object
An object moving at a constant speed
An object undergoing positive acceleration
An object undergoing negative acceleration

33. Walking to the right at a constant speed.
16. A woman walks away from a starting position in a straight line. A position-time graph for her motion is shown to the right. Describe the woman’s motion between 0 and 2 s.
Walking to the right at a constant speed.
Walking to the left at a constant speed
Walking to the right at an increasing speed
Walking to the left at an increasing speed
Cannot be determine

34. Team Scores
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Team 5