Picturing Motion Motion Graph
Picturing Motion Motion Graph
Motion
Graphical Analysis of Motion
Objectives
• Determine the different types
of motion using graphs
• Analyze motion using
graphs
• line graphs used to
represent changes and
Motion Graph patterns in an object’s motion.
what do you know about a
slope?
There are 3 types of MOTION graphs
Displacement(position) vs. Acceleration vs. Time
Time
a (m/s/s)
d (m)
v (m/s)
t (s)
displacement
displacement
displacement
Displacement (Position)-Time Graph
Slope – A basic graph model
A basic model for understanding graphs in physics is SLOPE.
Who gets to play the role of the y-axis or the rise? Displacement
d (m)
v
=
e
Who get to play the role of the x-axis or the run? Time
op
sl
What does all the mean? It means that if your are given a Displacement
vs. Time graph, to find the velocity of an object during specific time
t (s)
intervals simply find the slope.
this graph
tells volume
on the
motion of the
object
Displacement (Position)-Time Graph
d (m)
• The position does not change
as time passes by
• The object is at rest
t (s)
Displacement (Position)-Time Graph
constant velocity
t (s)
Displacement (Position)-Time Graph
sl
• The distance traveled
op
d (m)
e
=
v
increases as time increases
• The object is moving at
constant velocity
• The object returned to its
t (s)
original position
Displacement (Position)-Time Graph
t (s)
Displacement (Position) -Time Graph
t (s)
this graph
tells volume
on the
motion of the
object
Displacement vs. Time graph
What is the velocity of the object from 0
seconds to 3 seconds?
The velocity is the slope!
Analyze this
Looking at each graph,
1. how will you describe each
motion?
2. At which points does the object
moves or stops moving at Graphs
A and B?
3. At which points does the object
gains speed?
4. At which points does the object
decrease in speed?
Match each description to its appropriate graph. Write your answer on
a piece of paper.
v (m/s)
a
=
pe
o
sl
area = x
t (s)
Velocity-Time Graph
d (m) v (m/s)
t (s)
t (s)
t (s) t (s)
-v (m/s)
t (s)
d (m)
v (m/s)
t (s) t (s)
d (m) v (m/s)
t (s)
t (s)
a (m/s/s or m/s2)
a (m/s2)
area = v
t (s) t (s)
t (s)