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Graphing in Physics Notes

Graphing in physics provides information about relationships between variables over time. There are three main types of line graphs used: position vs. time, velocity vs. time, and acceleration vs. time. A well-made graph includes a title, labeled axes with units, numbered axes, and data points plotted with a ruler. Key aspects are identifying independent and dependent variables, with time often being independent, as well as consistently formatting axes. Graphs visually demonstrate experimental data relationships in physics.

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Graphing in Physics Notes

Graphing in physics provides information about relationships between variables over time. There are three main types of line graphs used: position vs. time, velocity vs. time, and acceleration vs. time. A well-made graph includes a title, labeled axes with units, numbered axes, and data points plotted with a ruler. Key aspects are identifying independent and dependent variables, with time often being independent, as well as consistently formatting axes. Graphs visually demonstrate experimental data relationships in physics.

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Graphing in Physics Notes

Term/Big idea Explanation/ Diagrams

Graphing - The graph can show you information like how fast a car is
traveling
- Looking at the graph line you can tell if the slop is going in a
positive or negative
- 3 types of line graphs: Position vs. time, Velocity vs. time,
acceleration vs. time

Parts of a line graph


- There is a title that tells you what the graph is showing the
information of
Example- Time vs. Meters, Time vs. distance
- There are 2 titles one on the x and y axis

The variables on a graph


- Variables is the category you are trying to measure ex. Event,
idea, time, feeling
- Dependent is when the object is dependent on the other
object ex. Distance
- Independent is when the object doesn’t need the other
object that you are trying to measure ex. Time
- Y and x-axis
- Physics always measure time

Label y and x-axis

- Always put headings on the x and y-axis


- Headings is needed to read the information on the graph
- Always write units ex. Meters, cm

Numbering your axes


- Comparing 2 items/ objects
- Frequency is the numbers on the graphs
- X-axis numbers often start with 1 since the x-axis is usually
time
- Pick a frequency number that can reach the highest number
the easiest ex. 1,2,3 or 5,10,15,20
- Can skip lines on the x and y-axis but keep skipping lines to
keep it consistent

This graph shows how a good graph looks ex. Numbers line up with
lines, X and Y-axis, Origin=0

Sizing if you graph

Plotting points on a graph

- Always use a ruler and a pencil


- No floating numbers. Make sure they line up
Example

- The bigger the graph the easier it makes to label and see the
data

- In physics you don’t need to label the individual coordinates


- (x,y)
Example
(8,7) the 8 goes on the x-axis

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