Position vs time graph which one

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Interpreting position vs time graphs

Still pretty basic stuff

Slide 2

Get 2 notecards

Slide 3

One one index card

draw a solid line

On another,

draw a dashed line

Slide 4

You will be asked a series of questions pertaining to a graph.

On each graph, their will be two lines, a solid line and a dashed line

At the top of the graph is a statement.

Raise your hand with the card indicating if it is the solid line or dashed the statement is referring about.

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Ready

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1)The object is at rest on the 4 m

position

time

1 m

2 m

0.5 s

1.5 s

1.0 s

2.0 s

2.5s

3 m

4 m

5 m

0 s

0 m

Answer

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1)The object is at rest on the 4 m

position

time

1 m

2 m

0.5 s

1.5 s

1.0 s

2.0 s

2.5s

3 m

4 m

5 m

0 s

0 m

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2)The object is 30 meters away from the reference point at 2 seconds

position

time

10 m

20 m

2 s

6 s

4 s

8 s

10 s

30 m

40 m

50 m

0 s

0 m

Answer

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2)The object is 30 meters away from the reference point at 2 seconds

position

time

10 m

20 m

2 s

6 s

4 s

8 s

10 s

30 m

40 m

50 m

0 s

0 m

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3)The object was at rest, then moved

position

time

1 m

2 m

5 s

15 s

10 s

20 s

25 s

3 m

4 m

5 m

0 s

0 m

Answer

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3)The object was at rest, then moved

position

time

1 m

2 m

5 s

15 s

10 s

20 s

25 s

3 m

4 m

5 m

0 s

0 m

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4)The object who got to the 5 meter mark the smallest time

position

time

1 m

2 m

2 s

6 s

4 s

8 s

10 s

3 m

4 m

5 m

0 s

0 m

Answer

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