Drawing Position-Time Graphs
1. A car travels 4 m in 5 seconds. Then it stops for 3 seconds. Then it goes 3 m in 2
seconds.
Position (m)
Position (m)
Position (m)
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Position-Time Graph
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2. A car travels 7 m in 3 seconds. Then it stops for 2 seconds. Then it moves backward 5 m
in
5 seconds.
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Position-Time Graph
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Time (s)
4
4
5
Time (s)
6
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5
Time (s)
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3. A car is stopped for a stop sign for 3 seconds. It then moves 2 m in 5 seconds. Then it
speeds up and moves 5 m in 2 seconds.
Position-Time Graph
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a. What is the velocity of the car in the first three
seconds?
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b. What is the velocity of the car from 3 to 5
seconds.
c. During which time is the car moving fastest?
How do you know?
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a. What is the velocity of the car in the first 4
seconds?
b. What is the velocity of the car from 4-8
seconds?
c. What is the velocity of the car from 8-10
seconds?
a. What is the velocity of the car for the first
two seconds?
b. What is the velocity of the car from 2-6
seconds?
c. What is the velocity of the car from 6-
10 seconds?