Mission KG5 Basics of Velocity-Time Graphs
Mission KG5 focuses on the basic ideas associated with graphs of velocity vs. time. You must relate a verbal description of a graph's slope to a verbal description of the motion. 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 ...
Learning Outcomes
- The student should be able to identify the physical significance of the slope and the area for a velocity-time graph.
- The student should be able to match a verbal description of a given motion to the corresponding shape of a velocity-time graph.
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The Physics Classroom, One-Dimensional Kinematics Unit, Lesson 4, Part a
- What is the relationship between the slope of a velocity-time graph and the motion of an object?
- What is the relationship between the area of the line under a velocity-time plot and the motion of an object?
- How can one tell from a velocity-time graph that an object is moving with an acceleration (and a constant acceleration)?
- How can one tell from a velocity-time graph that an object is moving with a constant velocity (i.e., zero acceleration)?
- How can one tell from a velocity-time graph that an object is moving with a positive acceleration?
- How can one tell from a velocity-time graph that an object is moving with a negative acceleration?
- How can one tell from a velocity-time graph that an object is moving with a large acceleration?
- How can one tell from a velocity-time graph that an object is moving with a small