PhysicsLAB Worksheet
Constant Velocity: Velocity-Time Graphs #1
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Use the information from this velocity-time graph of a cart's movements to complete the following chart on notebook paper. Then answer the accompanying questions.
 
time interval direction duration speed distance
traveled 		displacement
during interval 		cumulative
displacement
            0
0-3 seconds positive 3 seconds 1 m/sec 3 meters 3 meters, + + 3 meters
3-6 seconds     2 m/sec   6 meters, + + 9 meters
6-8 seconds     4 m/sec     + 17 meters
8-9 seconds     3 m/sec 3 meters    
9-10 seconds   1 second 1 m/sec      
10-11 seconds NA   0 m/sec     +21 meters
11-17 seconds negative   5 m/sec      

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What was the total distance traveled by the cart during the entire 17 seconds?
 
magnitude 

unit of measurement
 
direction of travel
 
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What was the net displacement of the cart during the entire 17 seconds?
 
magnitude 

unit of measurement
 
direction of travel
 
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What was the cart's average speed during the entire 17 seconds?
 
magnitude 

unit of measurement
 
direction of travel
 
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What was the cart's average velocity during the entire 17 seconds?
 
magnitude 

unit of measurement
 
direction of travel
 
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Construct an equivalent position-time graph illustrating the same cart's movements. Use (0,0) as your starting point.
 
When completed, place the coordinates of the cart's final position according to your position-time graph in the blank provided.
 
 




 
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