Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Motion Diagrams
2
CHAPTER

Physics: Principles and Problems

9 0 1 9 0 1
8 2 8 2
7 3 7 3
6 5 4 6 5 4
t0 t1
v

d
Transparency 2-1

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 x
d0 d1

Meters

Chapters 1–5 Resources

59
Date Period Name

2 Transparency 2-1 Worksheet

Motion Diagrams
1. What variables are shown in the motion diagram?

2. Using variables, define
d.

3. What is the value of
d in the diagram?

4. Using variables, define
t.

5. What is the value of
t in the diagram?

6. What is the average velocity in the diagram?

Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

7. Why is the average velocity, v, proportional to
d in the diagram?

8. If the runner is moving at constant velocity, how long will it take her to reach the 100-m mark?

60 Chapters 1–5 Resources Physics: Principles and Problems

 CHAPTER

2 Transparency 2-2
Vector Addition
Same Direction

40 m/s

30 m/s

Addition
40 m/s
30 m/s  70 m/s

70 m/s
Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Opposing Directions

40 m/s

30 m/s

Subtraction
40 m/s  30 m/s  10 m/s

10 m/s

Physics: Principles and Problems Chapters 1–5 Resources 61

Date Period Name

2 Transparency 2-2 Worksheet

Vector Addition
1. A plane is headed north at 120 km/h and has a tailwind of 30 km/h. What is the velocity of the
plane relative to the ground?

2. Draw a vector diagram of problem 1.

Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

3. A plane is headed north at 120 km/h and has a headwind of 30 km/h. What is the velocity of the
plane relative to the ground?

4. Draw a vector diagram of problem 3.

62 Chapters 1–5 Resources Physics: Principles and Problems

 CHAPTER

2 Transparency 2-3
Vector Subtraction

A
B

Vectors A and B

A
ⴚB
Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

A ⴙ (ⴚB)
Resultant of A and (ⴚB)

df

d di


df d

di

Physics: Principles and Problems Chapters 1–5 Resources 63

Date Period Name

2 Transparency 2-3 Worksheet

Vector Subtraction
1. What is the difference between a vector and a scalar?

2. Look at the top figure. How would you subtract vector A from vector B.

3. Suppose the vectors in problem 2 represent the movement of a jogger. She first runs 4 km due
east, then turns around and jogs 1 km due west. Describe the vector for her overall movement.

Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

4. Look at the bottom figure. Suppose that a car is 20 km due north of New York City. The car travels
north toward Albany until it is 100 km due north of New York City.
a. What are the magnitude and direction of di?

b. What are the magnitude and direction of df?

c. Calculate the magnitude and direction of
d.

5. Suppose that problem 4 were restated to measure the displacement of the car from Albany instead
from New York City. What would be the magnitude and direction of
d? Explain your answer.

64 Chapters 1–5 Resources Physics: Principles and Problems

 Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Position v. Time
2
CHAPTER

Position v. Time Constant Velocity Constant Acceleration Position v. Time

Time (s) Position (m) Time (s) Position (m)

0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
1.0 20.0 1.0
10.0

Physics: Principles and Problems

2.0 40.0 2.0
40.0
3.0 60.0 3.0
90.0
4.0 80.0 4.0
160.0
5.0 100.0 5.0
250.0

Graph A Position v. Time Graph B Position v. Time

250.0 250.0

200.0 200.0

150.0 150.0
Transparency 2-4

Position (m)
Position (m)

100.0 100.0

50.0 50.0

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0

Chapters 1–5 Resources

Time (s) Time (s)

65
Date Period Name

2 Transparency 2-4 Worksheet

Position v. Time
1. On graphs A and B, what is the independent variable? The dependent variable?

2. Which graph represents a linear relationship between the variables? A parabolic relationship?

3. What is the slope of the line in graph A? What does this slope represent?

4. For graph A, what is the total displacement between 3 s and 5 s?

5. For graph A, determine the object’s total displacement at 10 s.

Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

6. For graph B, compare the displacement between 0 s and 1 s with the displacement between 1 s
and 2 s. What does this indicate about the velocity of the object?

7. Compare the change in velocity of the objects represented in the two graphs.

8. At what time(s) are both objects at the same position?

9. For graph B, determine the average velocity between 0.0 s and 3.0 s.

66 Chapters 1–5 Resources Physics: Principles and Problems