GPRAPHING THE KINEMATICS OF A BOUNCING BALL

Key points of this velocity-time graph :

 After each bounce, the speed is reduced. Because this is an inelastic collision and kinetic
energy is lost with each bounce.
 The gradient of each and every line must be constant, because acceleration is always
constant on a free fall.
 The speed at which the ball hits the ground is always the same as the speed at which the
ball rebounds off the floor

Comparison between the displacement-time, velocity-time, and the

acceleration-time graphs over the same period of time.