GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS

OF MOTION

If you have a….

Object at rest…

An object with no velocity & slope 0

An object that is far away

An object that is closer to the reference….

Then you will have…

Distance VS TimeDistance VS Time

DIS

TA

NC

E

TIME

If you have a….

An object traveling at constant speed

A constant slopeA bowling ball rolling

down the hallOne object traveling

faster than another object

An object with a

positive velocityThen you have…

Time

Dista

nc

e

If you have a….

Object that is acceleratingObject that has a changing velocityDvsT graph with a changing slopeObject whose distance increases directly with time squaredAn object falling toward earth….Then you will have…..

Dista

nce

Time

Distance VS Time

If you have a….

Ω Object that is traveling at a constant velocity.

Ω A velocity VS time that has a slope of 0.

Ω An object that is not accelerating.

Ω An object that is traveling equal distances in equal amounts of time.

Ω Then you have…

Velocity VS Time

Velo

city

Time

If you have a….

An object that is accelerating..

An object whose velocity is directly proportional to the time…

A V vs T graph whose slope is steeper and so

has a higher rate of acceleration…

Then you will have…..

Velocity VS TimeVelo

city

Time

If you have a….

∏ Object that has a constant acceleration

∏ Object that has an

acceleration is not changing over time..

Acceleration VS Time

Acce

lera

tion

Time

DO YOU KNOW????

Which graphs indicate the same types of motion?

What does the slope of the d vs t tells you?What does the slope of the v vs t tells you?What does the AUC on a v vs t tells you?What does the AUC on an a vs t tells you?