Name: ______Period: ______

Motion Graph Worksheet

  1. Match the descriptions with the appropriate graph and describe your reasoning.

Descriptions:

  1. The car is stopped.
  2. The car is traveling at a constant speed.
  3. The speed of the car is decreasing.
  4. The car is coming back.

Graph A matches description _____ because ______

Graph B matches description _____ because ______

Graph C matches description _____ because ______

Graph D matches description _____ because ______

  1. Match the descriptions with the appropriate graph and describe your reasoning.

Descriptions:

  1. The car is stopped.
  2. The car is traveling at a constant speed.
  3. The car is accelerating.
  4. The car is slowing down.

Graph E matches description _____ because ______

Graph F matches description _____ because ______

Graph G matches description _____ because ______

Graph H matches description _____ because ______

  1. Look at the graph to the right. It shows how three runners ran a 100-meter race.

Which runner won the race? Explain your answer.

Which runner stopped for a rest? Explain you answer.

How long was the stop? Explain your answer.

How long did Bob take to complete the race? Explain your answer.

Calculate Albert’s average velocity.

  1. Choose the correct words from the following list todescribe the motion during each segment of thejourney to fill in the blanks.

  • Accelerating
  • Decelerating
  • Moving at a constant speed
  • At rest

Segment 0-A the bus is ______.

Segment A-B the bus is ______.

Segment B-C the bus is ______.

Segment C-D the bus is ______.

Segment D-E the bus is ______.

Segment E-F the bus is ______.

  1. Graph the distance and time data for a moving car.

Time (s) / Distance (m)
0 / 0
30 / 20
60 / 40
90 / 40
120 / 30
150 / 20
180 / 0
210 / -20
240 / -5
270 / 10
300 / 10

How far has the car traveled after 60 s? ______

At what time(s) does the car pass the car’s original position? ______

What is the velocity of the car between 0 and 60 s? ______

What is the velocity of the car between 150 and 210 s? ______

What is the velocity of the car between 270 and 300 s? ______

  1. Graph the velocity and time data for an airplane taking off.

Time (s) / Velocity (m/s)
0 / 0
10 / 60
20 / 120
30 / 140
40 / 160
50 / 180
60 / 185
70 / 190
80 / 190
90 / 185
100 / 185

What is the planes velocity after 30 s? ______

At what time is the plane slowing down to cruising velocity? ______

What is the acceleration of the plane between 0 and 20 s? ______

What is the acceleration of the plane between 20 and 50 s? ______

What is the acceleration of the plane between 90 and 100 s? ______

  1. Graph the data of the time and distance for a walker.
Time (s) / Distance (m)
0 / 0
30 / 15
60 / 30
90 / 45
120 / 45
150 / 30
180 / 15
210 / 0
240 / -15
270 / -30
300 / -45
330 / -45
360 / -30
390 / -15
420 / 0
  1. Find the average velocity for each time by finding the slopes in the previous graph. Graph the data.
Time (s) / Velocity (m/s)
0 – 90
90 – 120
120 – 210
210 – 300
300 – 330
330 – 420
  1. Use the graph and the formula for average accelerations () to answer the following questions.

What is the acceleration between 0 and 90 s? ______

What is the acceleration between 89 and 91s? ______

What is the acceleration between 90 and 120 s? ______

What is the acceleration between 119 and 121 s? ______

What is the acceleration between 120 and 270 s? ______