Mission KG9 Graphs and Oil Drop Diagrams

Mission KG9 requires that you match an oil drop diagram to the corresponding position-time or velocity-time graph. The mission consists of 40 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...

• The student should be able to identify the appropriate match between an oil-drop representation of a motion and the position-time graph of the motion.
• The student should be able to identify the appropriate match between an oil-drop representation of a motion and the velocity-time graph of the motion.

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:


The Physics Classroom, One-Dimensional Kinematics Unit, Lesson 2, Part b

The Physics Classroom, One-Dimensional Kinematics Unit, Lesson 3, Part b

The Physics Classroom, One-Dimensional Kinematics Unit, Lesson 4, Part c 
 

• How is a constant speed demonstrated on an oil drop diagram?
• How is an accelerated motion demonstrated on an oil drop diagram?
• How can one tell from a position-time graph that an object is moving with a constant velocity?
• How can one tell from a position-time graph that an object is moving with an acceleration?
• How can one tell from a position-time graph that an object is moving with a positive velocity?
• How can one tell from a position-time graph that an object is moving with a negative velocity?
• How can one tell from a velocity-time graph that an object is moving with a constant velocity?
• How can one tell from a velocity-time graph that an object is moving with a constant, positive acceleration?
• How can one tell from a velocity-time graph that an object is moving with a constant, negative acceleration?