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Position-time/velocity-time Graphing

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

The dot diagram represents the motion of a rightward-moving truck. What is the direction of the truck's acceleration?

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

The truck is not accelerating

d)

Can not be deduced from the given information

2.

The velocity-time table represents the motion of a bicycle. What is the direction of the bicycle's acceleration?

a)

Left

b)

Right

c)

The bicycle is not accelerating

d)

Not enough information

3.

Velocity and time information for a rightward-moving car are shown.

What is the magnitude (i.e., value) and direction of the acceleration?

a)

10 ms210\ \frac{m}{s^2}

b)

2 ms22\ \frac{m}{s^2}

c)

16 ms216\ \frac{m}{s^2}

d)

8 ms28\ \frac{m}{s^2}

4.

The velocity-time table represents the motion of a rightward-moving motorcycle. What is the magnitude (i.e., value) and direction of the acceleration?

a)

2 ms2 Right2\ \frac{m}{s^2}\ \ \ Right

b)

2 ms2 Left2\ \frac{m}{s^2}\ \ \ \ Left

c)

4 ms2 Right4\ \frac{m}{s^2}\ \ \ \ \ Right

d)

4 ms2 Left4\ \frac{m}{s^2}\ \ \ \ Left

5.

A downward moving elevator is slowing down. What is the direction of the elevator's acceleration?

a)

Down

b)

Up

c)

No acceleration

d)

Not enough information

6.

A cross-country skier moves 30 meters eastward, then 50 meters westward, and finally 20 meters eastward.

What is the magnitude and direction of the displacement?

a)

100 m

b)

100 m Eastward

c)

No displacement

d)

60 m Eastward

7.

Five stages - labeled A, B, C, D, and E - of an object's motion are represented by the position-time graph below. During which stage(s) is the object moving towards its starting point?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

The motions of Objects A, B, and C are represented on a position-time graph. Observe their lines and rank the speeds of Objects A, B, and C from slowest to fastest.

a)

A, B, C

b)

B, A, C

c)

A, C, B

d)

C, B, A

9.

The velocity-time graphs represent the motion of four different objects. Identify any object that is stationary or not moving. Check all that apply.

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

The velocity-time graphs represent the motion of four different objects. Identify any object that is changing its velocity or accelerating. Check all that apply.

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

The velocity-time graphs represent the motion of four different objects. Identify any object that is getting faster or speeding up. Check all that apply.

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

The velocity-time graphs represent the motion of three different objects. Identify any object that is changing directions. Check all that apply.

a)
b)
c)
d)

None of the above

13.

The velocity-time graphs represent the motion of four different objects. Identify any object that is moving in the + direction and speeding up. Tap on all that apply.

a)
b)
c)
d)