Interpreting Motion Graphs

Multiple Choice

What is shown in this displacement vs time graph?

• uniform velocity

• uniform speed

• no speed (at rest)

• acceleration

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What does this graph mean?

• no velocity (at rest)

• uniform velocity

• uniform speed

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What is shown in this graph?

• uniform velocity and initial displacement 10m

• uniform velocity and initial velocity 10m

• acceleration

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What is happening between B and C in this graph?

• constant acceleration

• uniform velocity

• at rest

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What is happening between C and D in this graph?

• constant acceleration

• uniform velocity

• at rest

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What is happening in this graph?

• constant positive velocity

• constant negative velocity

• negative acceleration

• gravity

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What is happening from A to B?

• acceleration

• uniform velocity

• uniform acceleration

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What is happening from B to C?

• acceleration

• uniform negative velocity

• uniform acceleration

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What is happening from A to B, from B to C and from C to D in the given graph?

• A to B uniform positive velocity, B to C at rest, C to D uniform negative velocity

• A to B positive acceleration, B to C no acceleration and C to D negative acceleration

• A to B high speed, B to C low speed, C to D very low speed

Multiple Choice

Find the velocity from the given graph.

• 2 m/s

• $$\frac{1}{2}$$ m/s

• 100 m/s

• -2m/s

Multiple Choice

Find the velocity from the given graph.

• 2 m/s

• -2m/s

• 2.5m/s

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Find the velocity from the given graph.

• -2m/s

• $$-\frac{1}{2}\ \ \frac{m}{s}$$

• 2m/s

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what does this graph show?

• positive acceleration

• negative acceleration (deceleration)

• positive uniform velocity

• negative uniform velocity

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what is shown in this graph?

• negative velocity

• positive velocity

• negative acceleration deceleration

• positive acceleration

Multiple Choice

Calculate the displacement traveled in section C. Hint: Remember the area under a v-t graph = displacement and you will need to use TWO shapes!

• 200 m

• 100 m

• 50 m

• 400 m

Multiple Choice

Use the graph above and pick the most accurate description of the object's motion

• object is moving at constant speed

• object is speeding up

• object is at rest

• object is slowing down

Multiple Choice

Use the picture above to choose the most accurate description of the object's motion

• object is at rest

• object is slowing down

• object is moving at a constant speed

• object is speeding up

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Use the picture to choose the most accurate description of the object's motion

• object is moving at constant speed in the positive direction

• object is speeding up in the negative direction

• object is speeding up in the positive direction

• object is slowing down in the negative direction