Mission KG3: Matching Motion and Shape on a Position-Time Graph

Mission KG3 pertains to position-time graphs. Students must identify the graphs that match specific verbal descriptions of a motion. The mission consists of 30 questions organized into 10 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 use an understanding of the shape and slope of a position-time graph to extract information about the velocities of objects.
• The student should be able to use an understanding of the shape and slope of a position-time graph to extract information about the accelerations of objects.

 

Launch Mission KG3

 

Getting Help

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

The Physics Classroom, One-Dimensional Kinematics Unit, Lesson 3, Part a

• How can one tell from a position-time graph that an object is moving with a constant velocity?
• How can one tell from a position-time graph that an object is moving with a changing velocity?
• How can one tell from a position-time graph that an object is moving with an acceleration?
• How can one tell from a position-time graph that an object is moving with a large or a small velocity?
• How can one tell from a position-time graph that an object is moving with a positive velocity?
• How can one tell from a position-time graph that an object is moving with a negative velocity?
• How can one tell from a position-time graph that an object has a zero velocity?

 

Video Tutorials:

Position-Time Graphs: Constant Speed Motion

Position-Time Graphs: Accelerated Motion



 

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: