Position vs time graph- Reading position

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Slide 1

Reading position and time off a position vs time graph

Basic

Slide 2

Position vs time

position

time

Slide 3

Where was the object located at 2 seconds?

position

time

1 m

2 m

1 s

3 s

2 s

4 s

5 s

3 m

4 m

5 m

At 2 seconds the object is located 2 meters from the reference point

0 s

0 m

Slide 4

Where is the object located at 15 seconds?

position

time

1 m

2 m

5 s

15 s

10 s

20 s

25 s

3 m

4 m

5 m

At 15 seconds the object is located 3 meters from the reference point

0 s

0 m

Slide 5

What would of a stopwatch read when the object is located 5 meters from the reference point?

position

time

1 m

2 m

1 s

3 s

2 s

4 s

5 s

3 m

4 m

5 m

It would read 3 seconds when the object was 5 meters from the reference point

0 s

0 m

Slide 6

Quiz yourself

Number your whiteboards 1 through 5 and answer the following question.

Slide 7

Where is the object located at 3 seconds?

position

time

1 m

2 m

1 s

3 s

2 s

4 s

5 s

3 m

4 m

5 m

#1

0 s

0 m

Slide 8

Where is the object located at 40 seconds?

position

time

2 m

4 m

10 s

30 s

20 s

40 s

50 s

6 m

8 m

10 m

#2

0 s

0 m

Slide 9

At what time was the object located 50 meters away?

position

time

10 m

20 m

0.5s

1.5 s

1.0 s

2.0 s

2.5 s

30 m

40 m

50 m

#3

0 s

0 m

Slide 10

At what time was the object located 10 meters away?

position

time

10 m

20 m

1 s

3 s

2 s

4 s

5 s

30 m

40 m

50 m

#4

0 s

0 m

Slide 11

At what time was the object located 10 meters away?

position

time

5 m

10 m

10 s

30 s

20 s

40 s

50s

15 m

20m

25 m