Acceleration Graphing

What is happening in section C?

• going down a hill

• speed is increasing

• speed is decreasing

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is happening at C?

• Stationary

• Accelerating

• Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

• Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is happening in this graph from point A to B?

• The object is accelerating.

• The object is not moving.

• The object is decelerating.

• The object is moving at a constant speed.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of the following graphs shows positive acceleration?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The graph shows the motion of a student walking at different speeds.

During which time interval does the student walk with a negative acceleration?

• 0–2 seconds

• 2–4 seconds

• 4–8 seconds

• 8–12 seconds

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The displacement vs. time graph of an object

that is accelerating (getting faster) looks like:

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Which of the following graphs represents a constant positive acceleration?

• Graph 1

• Graph 2

• Graph 3

• Graph 4

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is happening at D?

• Stationary

• Accelerating

• Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

• Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which section of the graph shows increasing velocity?

• CD

• AB

• EF

• GH

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A person parachutes from an airplane, free-falls for a while, opens her chute, slows down, and lands on the ground.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5