Identifying Motion Graphs
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IDENTIFYING GRAPHS
Directions: Use the word bank to label the following graphs.
WORD BANK:
* At Rest
* Acceleration
* Returning Home
* Constant Speed
* Negative Acceleration
1. [Position vs Time graph: Linear decrease]
2. [Distance vs Time graph: Linear increase]
3. [Speed vs Time graph: Linear decrease]
4. [Speed vs Time graph: Linear increase]
5. [Distance vs Time graph: Horizontal line]
6. [Speed vs Time graph: Horizontal line at zero]
7. [Position vs Time graph: Exponential curve upward]
8. [Speed vs Time graph: Horizontal line]
9. [Position vs Time graph: Linear increase]
10. [Distance vs Time graph: Exponential curve upward]
11. [Position vs Time graph: Horizontal line]
This question includes visual content: A worksheet titled 'IDENTIFYING GRAPHS' containing 11 different Cartesian coordinate graphs. All horizontal axes are labeled 'Time'. The vertical axes vary between 'Position', 'Distance', and 'Speed'. Graph 1: Position decreases linearly with time. Graph 2: Distance increases linearly with time. Graph 3: Speed decreases linearly toward zero. Graph 4: Speed increases linearly from zero. Graph 5: Distance is constant (horizontal line). Graph 6: Speed is zero (horizontal line on axis). Graph 7: Position increases exponentially/curved upward. Graph 8: Speed is constant (horizontal line). Graph 9: Position increases linearly. Graph 10: Distance increases exponentially/curved upward. Graph 11: Position is constant (horizontal line).
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Hi Jay! Let's work together to identify these motion graphs using our word bank: At Rest, Acceleration, Returning Home, Constant Speed, and Negative Acceleration.
Identifying Motion Graphs
Word Bank:
- At Rest
- Acceleration
- Returning Home
- Constant Speed
- Negative Acceleration
Let's look at graph number one. It's a Position versus Time graph where the position is decreasing toward zero over time. This indicates the object is Returning Home.
Graph number two shows Distance increasing at a steady rate over time. A straight diagonal line on a distance-time graph represents Constant Speed.
In graph three, we see Speed decreasing over time. When speed decreases linearly, we call this Negative Acceleration or deceleration.
Now for graph four. This is a Speed-Time graph showing speed increasing at a constant rate. This is the definition of constant Acceleration.
Let's move to the second row. Graph five shows a horizontal line on a Distance-Time graph. This means the distance isn't changing, so the object is At Rest.
Identifying Motion Graphs (Continued)
Graph six shows a Speed versus Time graph where the speed is constant at zero. This also means the object is At Rest.
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