Drawing Motion Graphs = Level 1 =

Convert the following Displacement vs. Time graphs into Velocity vs. Time graphs

7 7 7 7
0 m/s
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5

d
0 m/s
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 0 m/s
1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2

v 1
0
-1
1
0
-1
1
0
-1
1
0
-1
-2 -2 -2 -2
-3 -3 -3 -3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Drawing Motion Graphs = Level 2 =
Convert the following Velocity vs. Time graphs into Displacement vs. Time graphs
0 m/s
7 7 7 7
6 6
0 m/s 6 6 0 m/s
5 5 5 5

d 4
3
2
4
3
2
4
3
2
4
3
2
1 1 1 1
0 0
0 m/s 0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2

v 1
0
-1
1
0
-1
1
0
-1
1
0
-1
-2 -2 -2 -2
-3 -3 -3 -3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Drawing Motion Graphs = Level 3 =
Convert the following Displacement vs. Time graphs into Velocity vs. Time graphs

7 7 7 7
0 m/s
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5

d 4
3
2
4
3
2
4
3
2
4
3
2
0 m/s
1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 Changes 2 2

v
Direction
1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
-1 -1 -1 -1
Changes
-2 -2 -2 -2 Direction
-3 -3 -3 -3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 4
What is the acceleration between 2-5 seconds?
3 2
4
Velocity (m/s)

2
1 Acceleration = slope = 0.5 m/s2 (or 0.5 m/s/s)
0
-1
-2
What the total displacement represented in this graph?
-3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Time (s)
Displacement = area = (½)(4)(2)+(1)(2) = 6 m

4
What is the acceleration between 2-5 seconds?
3

2
Velocity (m/s)

2
1 Acceleration = slope = 0 m/s2 (or 0 m/s/s)
0

-2
-1
-2
What the total displacement represented in this graph?
-3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Time (s)
Displacement = area = (½)(2)(-2) + (½)(2)(2)
=0m
 4
During which interval is it moving in the negative direction?
3
Velocity (m/s)

2
1
-4 Velocity is negative from 4 s to 7 s
0

-1
-1
-2
What the total displacement represented in this graph?
-3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Time (s)
Displacement = area = (½)(1)(-2) + (2)(-2)
= -5 m

4
What is the significance of the point at 6 seconds?
3

2 4
Velocity (m/s)

2
1 This is when the object changes direction
0
-1
-2
-1
What the total displacement represented in this graph?
-3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Time (s)
Displacement = area
= (½)(1)(4) + (½)(2)(4) + (½)(1)(-2) = 5 m
 4
Describe the motion between 0-6 seconds
3

1
Velocity (m/s)

1 Moving backward (negative velocity) from 0-4 s

2
1
0 Moving forward (positive velocity) from 4-6 s
-4
-1
-2
What the total displacement represented in this graph?
-3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Time (s)
Displacement = area
= (½)(4)(-2) + (½)(2)(1) + (1)(1) = -2 m

4
Describe the motion between 0-6 seconds
3
4.5
Velocity (m/s)

Moving forward (positive velocity) from 0-3 s

2
1
-1
0 Moving backward (negative velocity) from 4-6 s
-1
-2
-3
-4.5 -1 What the total displacement represented in this graph?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Time (s)
Displacement = area
= (½)(3)(3) + (½)(3)(-3) + (1)(1) + (½)(1)(-2) = -2 m