Motion maps and position vs time graphs

Name Date Constant Velocity Particle Model Worksheet 1: <strong>Motion</strong> <strong>Maps</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Position</strong> <strong>vs</strong>. <strong>Time</strong> <strong>Graphs</strong> Pd 1. Given the following position <strong>vs</strong>. time graph, draw a motion map with one dot for each second. 4 <strong>Position</strong> <strong>vs</strong>. <strong>Time</strong> 3 2 1 0 m 5 m + 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 time (seconds) Describe the motion of the object in words: 2. Given the following motion map, where positions have been recorded with one dot each second, draw a position <strong>vs</strong>. time graph. <strong>Position</strong> <strong>vs</strong>. <strong>Time</strong> 0 m 5 m + Describe the motion of the object in words: time (seconds) ©<strong>Modeling</strong> Instruction 2010 1 U2 Constant Velocity ws 1 v3.0

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What do position vs time graphs tell you about motion?

A position- time graph shows how far an object has traveled from its starting position at any given time since it started moving. The steeper the line is, the greater the slope of the line and the faster the object's motion is changing.