Mission KC8: Position-Time and Velocity-Time Data Tables

Mission KC8 emphasizes the use of data tables to represent an object's motion. Position-Time and Velocity-Time data provide a wealth of information about how an object is moving. The mission consists of 19 questions organized into 6 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

• The student should be able to analyze position-time data and make judgments about and determinations of velocity and acceleration values.
• The student should be able to analyze velocity-time data and make judgments about and determinations of velocity and acceleration values.

 

Launch Mission KC8

 

Getting Help

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial:
 

The Physics Classroom, One-Dimensional Kinematics Unit, Lesson 1, Part d

The Physics Classroom, One-Dimensional Kinematics Unit, Lesson 1, Part e
 

• What is speed?
• How does one determine the average speed of an object?
• How is constant speed different than changing speed?
• What is acceleration?
• How do position-time data demonstrate an accelerated motion?
• How does one determine the average acceleration of an object?
• How is a negative acceleration different than a positive acceleration?

 

Question-Specific Help

Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: