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Uniformly Accelerated Particle Model Worksheet 3:
Stacks of Kinematic Graphs
Given the following position vs time graphs, construct the corresponding velocity vs time and
acceleration vs time graphs, create velocity and acceleration motion maps and describe the motion.
If you see a dashed line in a graph it tells you the motion changes at that time.

1. 2.
position

position
time
velocity

+ time

velocity
+

time
time
acceleration

-
acceleration

-
+
+

time
time

-
-
start
vel: v v
end
v v v vel: v v v v

0m
0m
a a +
+
acc: a a a
acc: a a a a

Description: An object starts a positive distance away

from zero position and moves in the positive direction Description: The object starts at rest at position 1 m
at a medium speed then quickly turns around and and speeds up in the positive direction with constant
moves at aInstruction
fast speed- in the negative direction. acceleration.
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position
position

time

velocity
time +
velocity

time
time

acceleration
-
acceleration

-
+
+

time
time

-
- v
v v v v v
vel: v v v
vel:
0m
0m a a a a
a
a +
+ a a a
acc:
acc:

Description: At time zero the object is at rest between

Description: At time zero the object is moving in
the 3 and 4 meter position. It remains at rest for a
the positive direction at a medium speed after
while and then speeds up in the negative direction.
which it slows down until it comes to a stop.

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position

position
time time
velocity

velocity
+ +

time time
acceleration

acceleration
- -

+ +

time time

- -
v v
v v v v v v v v v
vel: vel:

0m 0m
a a a a a a
+ a a a a a +
acc: acc:

Description: Starting from rest at zero position Description: Starting at zero position an object
an object speeds up for a while in the posiive moves in the positive direction at a constant
direction and then continues on at a constant speed for a while and then slows to a stop.
speed in the positive direction.

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position
position

time time

velocity
velocity

+ +

time time

acceleration
acceleration

- -

+ +

time time

- -
v v v vv
v v v v
vel: v vel:

0m 0m
a a a a a
a a a a + +
a
acc: acc:

Description: The object starts far from zero and Description: The object starts from rest at zero
moves in the negative direction toward zero position and speeds up in the positive direction
position at a constant speed for a while and then for a while and then slows to a stop in the same
speeds up in the negative direction. amount of time.

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