Motion graphs – Worksheet

1. The graph below shows the motion of a part of a car journey.

E
Velocity (m/s)

10

B
5
C

A
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Time (s)

(a) between which two points is the car accelerating at the greatest rate? …………..…………

(b) between which two points is the car travelling at a steady speed? ………………………….

(c) what is the acceleration of the car between C and D?

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(d) between which two points is the acceleration getting bigger and bigger?

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(e) explain how you can tell this from the graph

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(f) draw on the graph a line that shows the car decelerating steadily to a stop from point D in
10 s. Mark the point where the car has stopped as point F.

(g) what is the acceleration of the car between D an F?

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(h) is the car moving backwards between D and F? Explain your answer.

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2. The following diagram shows the distance time graph for a dog walking along a pavement.

Distance (m)

B
20

10

C D

A F G

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Time (s)

(i) Describe the motion of the dog between:

(a) A and B……………………………………………………………………………………

(b) B and C……………………………………………………………………………………

(c) C and D……………………………………………………………………………………

(d) D and E……………………………………………………………………………………

(e) E and F……………………………………………………………………………………

(f) F and G ……………………………………………………………………………………

(ii)

(a) what is the velocity of the dog between D and E?

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(b) what is the velocity of the dog between E and F?

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