Understanding Motion through Graphs and Diagrams

What is the primary function of a ticker tape timer?

• To track the position of a moving object at constant intervals

• To calculate the speed of sound

• To measure the weight of an object

• To determine the color of an object

In a ticker tape analysis, what does a large distance between dots indicate?

• The object is changing direction

• The object is moving fast

• The object is moving slowly

• The object is stationary

What does a straight line on a displacement-time graph represent?

• Changing velocity

• Object at rest

• Object accelerating

• Constant velocity

How is the slope of a displacement-time graph related to velocity?

• It is equal to the average velocity

• It indicates the object's mass

• It is the inverse of velocity

• It is unrelated

What does a curved line on a displacement-time graph indicate?

• Object at rest

• Constant velocity

• Decelerated motion

• Accelerated motion

On a velocity-time graph, what does a horizontal line signify?

• Object at rest

• Changing velocity

• Constant velocity

• Constant acceleration

What does a straight downward slope on a velocity-time graph indicate?

• Constant velocity

• Constant deceleration

• Constant acceleration

• Object at rest

In a velocity-time graph, what does a positive slope indicate?

• Deceleration

• Constant velocity

• Acceleration in a positive direction

• Acceleration in a negative direction

What is the significance of the slope in a velocity-time graph?

• It shows the object's mass

• It indicates the object's color

• It shows whether the object is accelerating or decelerating

• It is unrelated to the object's motion

What is a ticker tape diagram also known as?

• Velocity chart

• Motion graph

• Tape chart

• Speed diagram