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Module 7 8 9 Position Time Graph For Constant and Changing Speed
Module 7 8 9 Position Time Graph For Constant and Changing Speed
YES NO
Situation No. 1
NO
He is constantly moving with the same speed towards East.
Let’s put the data into a
table:
Constant speed positive
direction
Situation No. 2 Let’s Try!
Let’s graph a car moving to the right, considering its direction in the diagram below;
Position (km)
160 km 0h 120
120 km 1h
80
80 km 2h
40 km 3h 40
0 km 4h 0
Constant speed 0 1 2 3 4
negative direction Time (hour)
Situation No. 3 – Stationary Motion
When an object is stationary (not moving), the line on the graph is
horizontal. Consider a man standing at 10-kilometer position for
five (5) seconds. Let us put the data into a table.
Table 3: Data of Man Standing at 10km Graph 3: Position-Time- Graph of the Man
Position Time 15
Position (km)
10 km 1 s 10
10 km 2 s
5
10 km 3 s
0
10 km 4 s 0 1 2 3 4 5
10 km 5 s
Time (seconds)
True
False
False
True
False
Contrasting a Constant and Changing Velocity using Position-
Time Graph
Let’s Try!
Direction: Match the descriptions with the graphs. EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWERS.
____
C 1. The car
stopped.
A 2. The car is
____
travelling at a
constant speed.
____
D 3. The speed of
the car is decreasing.
____
B 4. The car is
coming back.