Name Avswer Key Period Date Motion Simulation: The Moving Man ‘Through a web browser, navigate to http://phet.colorado.edu. Click “Play with Sims," then "Physics," then "Motion," then choose the. “Moving Man" simulation. Click "Run now" to start the simulation. = Object of the simulation : . zi To explore position and velocity graphs of an object moving in different eee — ways. ae : Vvetiy inte Aare Aecelorsion aims Familiarization Moree = There are two tabs for this simulation, called "Introduction" and "Charts." For today's activity, you will need only the "Introduction" tab. Play with the controls of the simulation to get used to the controls. Can you find... two ways to move the man around? U how to make the man move automatically? how to record and playback the man's motion? ” Q. howto playback the man's motion in slow motion? how to quickly reset the man to starting conditions? Constant Velocity 1. Reset all of the man’s values to zero. 2. Using the position slider, set the man to stand near the tree. Give him a velocity of 1.2 m/s (and an acceleration of 0). 3. Click > to start the man in motion until he hits the wall, then hit I to stop recording. 4, Use the playback feature to answer these questions. a. What happened to the biue position slider as the man moved across the screen? Thereases slowly. (moves to the vigitt) b. "What happened to the red velocity slider as the man moved across the screen? Stary at ger.Name Period ___. Date 5. Use the playback feature to record the man’s position and velocity data. Time (5) Position (m) Velocity (m/s) 0.0 -10 = lee pipe espe 10.0 6. Plot your data in the graphs below: Position (m) o 2 4 6 3 10 Time(s) it E iste i a Wwe at 8 dmc. & 7. According to your graphs. ‘a, What shapes your position graph? fA straight line. b. What is the slope of your postion graph? Be Slope e hb L wigec, cs eect ‘does or doesn't your answer to b: make sense? Wakes sense Leauge. the velocity wos This sekot L2mafgec. That means ee d. What shape is your velocity graph? Is it horizontal, vertical, or diagonal? WMa+t vows; (ine. nz mexers, e. Why does or d@esn't your answer to d. make sense? Tt makes penge because the velocity Stoyed te some. for the entire Hime interval.Name Period Date Constant Acceleration 1. Reset all of the man's values to zero, 2. Using the position slider, set the man to stand near the tree. Give him a velocity of 0 m/s and an acceleration of 0.5 m/s*, 3. Click » to start the man in motion until he hits the wall, then hit I to stop recording. 4, Use the playback feature to answer these questions. a, What happened to the blue position slider as the man moved across the screen? T+ moves “up at au increasin 3 rate. b. What happened to the red velocity stider as the man moved across the screen? Tt moves up at a eenstant rate 5. Use the playback feature to record the man's position and velocity data. Time(s) | __ Position (m) Velocity (m/s) 0.0 -10 o 40 = 4-438 OSE 2.0, ~ 4.00 Leo a0 [40 5.0 60) 7.0 8.0 od 9.0 0.70 i }—28 | _do.0 448 eat Wodl | 6. Plot yotirdata in the graphs belo q Position (m) 2 4 6 8 7 Time(s) Velocity (m/s)Name Period Date 7. According to your graphs... Making a. What shape is your p stip A cur (This is actually part ota paraboln) b. Why does or doesn’t your a toa. make sense? This mates sense because every Seconol, he man 6 Speed is increast That means SHAT ‘the. «Wi Tene faph? Lhe covers i cack Site Tietpried raig + ine, jets_ digger and big 4 winger Jesn't Your answer to c. make sense? “This makes genge because the accelerahrr ss set’ +o 0.5 m/oeciec. This means every second, the speeol e. What is the slope of your velocity graph? hh OS m(cec/sec. increases 0.Sia/sec. f. What does the slope of the velocity graph represent? “The slope of a velocity tine graplrts accelerator. . Connections 1. What happens to the man when he is accelerating? He meves faster and faster every seconol . 2, Whats the difference between an object with constant acceleration and an object with congant ange? Zin” object that is accelerating has a different Spe ea for each time interval (fister § faster). An object with eoustant speeol always has the same 5 3. Complete the following sentences: a. b. Sa Fm "The slope ofa inear position graph tells us the __ 9 PEE ofthe object.” Gor velocity | “the slope of a linear velocity graph tes us the. ACCELERATION ofthe object.” « ox «an object moving at a constant speed, we would expect to see a position graph with a ee. adie F Lime shape and a velocity graph with a_parigon tat }trehope." “For an object impinge ‘constant acceleration, we would expect to see a position graph witha curve WN@ _ shape anda velocity graph with a, Jabst Wi shape."