Distance and Displacement Graph

Displacement Graphing 10/19/20

Multiple Select

Displacement is...

(Check all that apply)

• a vector

• distance from start to finish of an object

• total length traveled of an object

Interpreting Graphs

• Start by reading a graph's title

• Read the axes (x- and y-axis)

• Read the Legend, if there is one

Multiple Choice

For the first part of Red's graph, what is it doing when the line is moving upward?

• Moving away from its starting position

• Staying still

• Returning to its starting position

• On a graph like this, when there are no numbers, assume the bottom left corner is 0 for time and 0 for distance. Like in Quadrant I of a graph in math class.

• As time increases to the right, the position increases in the positive direction.

• This means the Red object is moving away from its starting point at 0.

Multiple Choice

For the second part of Red's graph, what is it doing when the line is flat?

• Moving away from its starting position

• Staying still

• Returning to its starting position

• The Distance does not change on the flat part of the graph. Time increases, but distance does not.

• This mean it is staying still. If you are 5 feet away from your desk at 9am, then you are 5 feet away from your desk at 9:01am, you have stood still.

Multiple Choice

For the third part of Red's graph, what is it doing when the line is going downward?

• Moving away from its starting position

• Staying still

• Returning to its starting position

• Red's distance from the starting position of 0 is decreasing

• Red is returning to the start.