Name: 1D Motion Review

College: 9/14/11 Attack the Graph!

MOTION MAPS

1. a) Did Car 1 move with constant velocity? How do you know?

b) Describe the motion map for Car 1.

2. a) Did Car 2 move with constant velocity? How do you know?

b) Describe the motion map for Car 2.

3. a) Did Car 3 move with constant velocity? How do you know?

b) Describe the motion map for Car 3.

4. a) How far has Car 1 traveled after 4 s? b) How far has Car 2 traveled after 4 s? c) How far has Car 3 traveled after 4 s? 5. 6. a) b) c) d) 7. a) b) c) d) Which car has gone farthest after 6 seconds?

What is the displacement of Car 1 between 0 and 1 s? What is the displacement of Car 1 between 1 and 2 s? What is the displacement of Car 1 between 5 and 6 s? How does Car 1s displacement between two consecutive dots change as time goes on?

What is the displacement of Car 2 between 0 and 1 s? What is the displacement of Car 2 between 1 and 2 s? What is the displacement of Car 2 between 5 and 6 s? How does Car 2s displacement between two consecutive dots change as time goes on?

8. a) What is the displacement of Car 3 between 0 and 1 s? b) What is the displacement of Car 3 between 1 and 2 s? c) How does Car 3s displacement between two consecutive dots change as time goes on?

POSITION VS. TIME GRAPHS Each student should create a position vs. time graph for one of the cars. Make sure that everyone uses the same scale so that it will be easy to compare your graphs. 9. Graph the position of Car 1 as a function of time.

Graph the position of Car 2 as a function of time.

Graph the position of Car 3 as a function of time.

Now put all 3 cars on one graph.

STOP! If you are finished, go back answer answer the questions about a second car so you will be able to check your team members responses.

Lab Roles:
Group Manager this person is going to the lead the group for the day. It is this persons
responsibility to make sure that the group stays on task, completes all the tasks in the time given, and asks the teacher if there are any questions. This is the only person who can ask the teacher questions.

Name:

Points (out of 5)

Reader/Recorder this person will read the directions aloud to the group. This person will
also be responsible for writing down the groups data and answers to questions. However, all group memberss are responsible for contributing to answers and must copy answers/data after the lab is completed.

Name:

Points (out of 5)

Reporter When sharing out, the Reporter will deliver results to the class and answers
questions other classmates may raise. Any whiteboarding that needs to be done to share out will be completed by the Reporter.

Name:
Some questions about the graphs (answer about the graph that you drew)

Points (out of 5)

10. a) At the point (3, ___ ), what does the 3 represent? b) At the point (3, ___ ), what does the ___ represent? c) In a complete sentence, what does the point (3, ___ ) tell us about the cars motion?

11.

In complete sentences, describe the general shape of each graph.

12.

Which two graphs look most similar to each other? Why?

13.

What is different about the two graphs you wrote about in question 12?

Each student should take one of the cars and complete the following table: Fill out the data table below to calculate the velocity of Car 1 Time (s) Position (m) t (s) x (m)

Average Time (s)

Velocity (m/s) ( x/t )

14. Look at the x column. a) Comment on any patterns you notice.

b) What does the pattern mean?

15. Look at the velocity column. a) Comment on any patterns you notice.

b) What does the pattern mean?

Fill out the data table below to calculate the velocity of Car 2 Time (s) Position (m) t (s) x (m)

Average Time (s)

Velocity (m/s) ( x/t )

16. Look at the x column. a) Comment on any patterns you notice. b) What does the pattern mean?

17. Look at the velocity column. a) Comment on any patterns you notice.

b) What does the pattern mean?

Fill out the data table below to calculate the velocity of Car 3 Time (s) Position (m) t (s) x (m)

Average Time (s)

Velocity (m/s) ( x/t )

18. Look at the x column. a) Comment on any patterns you notice.

b) What does the pattern mean?

19. Look at the velocity column. a) Comment on any patterns you notice.

b) What does the pattern mean?

VELOCITY VS. TIME GRAPHS Once everyone has finished creating his/her table, use the table to create a velocity vs. average time graph for his/her car.

20. Why do you think we are graphing velocity vs. average time instead of the time column all the way to the left?

(answer about the graph that you drew) 21. a) At the point (3, ___ ), what does the 3 represent? b) At the point (3, ___ ), what does the ___ represent? c) In a complete sentence, what does the point (3, ___ ) tell us about the cars motion?

22.

In complete sentences, describe the general shape of each graph.

23.

Which two graphs look most similar to each other? Why?

24.

What is different about the two graphs you wrote about in question 23?

KEY QUESTIONS! 25. Looking back at Question #14 and 15 what relationship do you see between the patterns and the motion map for car 1?

26. Looking back at Question #16 and 17 what relationship do you see between the patterns and the motion map for car 2?

27. Looking back at Question #18 and 19 what relationship do you see between the patterns and the motion map for car 3?