Mission KG10 Common Misconceptions Concerning Motion Graphs

Mission KG10 contains questions which target several common misconceptions about the interpretation of position-time and velocity-time graphs. The mission consists of 30 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 verbally describe the motion of an object if given a position-time graph, being careful to distinguish between velocity and acceleration information.
• The student should be able to verbally describe the motion of an object if given a velocity-time graph, being careful to distinguish between velocity and acceleration information.

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 3, Part a

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

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

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

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

• What does a sloped line on a position-time graph indicate about an object's motion?
• What does the steepness (slope) of a line on a position-time graph indicate about an object's motion?
• What does the direction of the slope of a line (upwards or downwards) on a position-time graph indicate about an object's motion?
• What does a horizontal line on a velocity-time graph indicate about an object's motion?
• What does a sloped line on a velocity-time graph indicate about an object's motion?
• What does the steepness (slope) of a line on a velocity-time graph indicate about an object's motion?