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DragnDrop
Dragthecorrectphysicsdescriptiontothecorrectmotiongraph
DisplacementGraphs
timedisplacement
timedisplacement
timedisplacement
Objectismovingataconstantvelocity
Theobjecthasnotmoveditisstationary
Objectismovingwithaconstantacceleration.
KeyPointThegradientoftheabovegraphisnotconstant.Atanyonepositiononthelinethegradientisgettingsteeper.Thismeansthevelocityisgettingbigger,inotherwordsitisaccelerating.
KeyPointTheabovegraphhasazerogradientwhichmeanstheobject`sdisplacementisnotchangingwithtime.Soitmustbestationary
KeyPointThegradientofthegraphtellsushowthedisplacementischangingwithtime.Thegradientisreallytellingusthevelocityoftheobject.Intheabovegraphshowsanobjectwithconstantvelocity.
D.MallonMMXVIIwww.mallonphysics.com