Unit 2: Uniform Acceleration Name_______________________________

Worksheet 6 Date__________________Period________

1. a. Describe in words the motion of the object from

x (m)
t = 0 to t = 6.00 s.

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3
2
1
0 2 4 6 t (s)
b. Construct a quantitative motion map to describe the motion of the object depicted in the graph above.

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ur
u
0 1 2 3 x (m)
c. Determine the instantaneous velocity of the object at the following times? Show your work!
i. t = 1.00 s

ii. t = 4.00 s

d. i. What is the simple average of these two velocities?

ii. What is the average velocity for the time interval from t = 0 to t = 6.00 s?

iii. Why are these two values different? Which value of the “average velocity” best describes the
motion of the object for the whole trip?

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1. e. Plot the velocity vs. time graph for the object described in this

v (m/s)
problem.

f. From your velocity vs. time graph determine the total

displacement of the object. Show your work!

t (s)

x (m)
2. The graph to the right represents
the motion of an object. B
a. At what labeled point(s) on C
the graph to the right is the A
object moving most slowly?
(How do you know?) D
t (s)
E

b. Over what intervals on the graph above is the object speeding up? (How do you know?)

c. Over what intervals on the graph above is the object slowing down? (How do you know?)

d. At what labeled point(s) on the graph above is the object changing direction? (How do you know?)

e. Over what intervals does the object appear to be traveling at a constant speed? (How do you know?)

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3. A stunt car driver testing the use of air bags drives a car at a constant speed of 25.0 m/s for a total of
100.0 m. When the car is 50.0 m away from the wall, the driver applies his brakes and accelerates
uniformly to a stop just as he reaches the wall.

a. Sketch qualitative position vs. time and velocity vs. time graphs.

v (m/s)
x (m)

t (s) t (s)

b. How long does it take for the car to travel the first 100.0 m?

c. Remember that the area under a velocity vs. time graph equals the displacement of the car.
Use this information to determine how long the brakes must be applied for the car to come to a stop
in 50.0 m?
v (m/s)

d. Now that you know the total time of travel, sketch a

quantitative velocity vs. time graph.

e. What acceleration is provided by the brakes? Show and

explain how you determined this acceleration.

t (s)

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