Drawing Graphs

• Relationship between
• Displacement – Time
• Velocity- Time
• Acceleration – Time
• Velocity – Time Graph VS Speed-Time Graph
 s-t graph, v-t graph and a-t graph
Displacement ( m ) Velocity ( ms-1) Acceleration( ms-2)

? ?
time ( s ) time ( s ) time ( s )

Object is still in the No Velocity No Acceleration

same place, means it is v = 0 ms-1 a = 0 ms-2
not moving.
 s-t graph, v-t graph and a-t graph

Displacement ( m ) Velocity ( ms-1) Acceleration( ms-2)

? ?
time ( s ) time ( s ) time ( s )

Object is moving with Uniform Velocity No Acceleration

uniform velocity. ( Constant Velocity ) ( there is no change in
( Moving away ) v = 0.5ms-1 velocity)
a = 0 ms-2
 s-t graph, v-t graph and a-t graph
Displacement ( m ) Velocity ( ms-1) Acceleration( ms-2)

time ( s ) time ( s ) time ( s )

Object is moving faster Velocity is increasing with Uniform Acceleration

and faster uniform acceleration. a = 1 ms-2
a = 1 ms-2
 s-t graph, v-t graph and a-t graph
Displacement ( m ) Velocity ( ms-1) Acceleration( ms-2)

time ( s ) time ( s ) time ( s )

Object is moving with 2

Object comes to stop at negative Acceleration
ms-1 at first , slow down
4 s. • Deceleration
and stop at 4 s.
• Retardation
u= 4 ms-1 , v = 0 ms-1
a = -0.5 ms-2
 s-t graph, v-t graph and a-t graph
Displacement ( m ) Velocity ( ms-1) Acceleration( ms-2)

time ( s ) time ( s ) time ( s )

Object is moving faster Velocity is increasing Acceleration increases

and faster with non-uniform with time.
acceleration a = 1 ms-2
 s-t graph, v-t graph and a-t graph
Displacement ( m ) Velocity ( ms-1) Acceleration( ms-2)

time ( s ) time ( s ) time ( s )

Object is moving faster Velocity is increasing Acceleration decrease

and faster with non-uniform ***
acceleration. But it doesn’t mean the
object is decreasing.
speed = 0 Speed-time Vs Velocity-time
velocity = 0

Speed ( ms-1) Velocity ( ms-1)

magnitude only
Up ward
( + direction)

time ( s ) time ( s )

Initial speed = final speed Down ward

Initial velocity = - final velocity ( - direction )
 Slope or Gradient of the graph

displacement ( m)
Slope =
run

rise m = =
==

time ( s ) velocity =

slope (or) gradient of the s-t graph

gives the velocity of motion.
 Slope or Gradient of the graph

Velocity ( ms-1)
Slope =
run

rise m = =
==

time ( s ) acceleration =

slope (or) gradient of the graph

gives the acceleration of motion.
 Area of the Graph
Velocity ( ms-1)
Area =

= velocity
= meter/ second
= meter

time ( s )

Area under the v-t graph gives the distance travelled by the object.