Keep Moving!

Objectives: At the end of the activity, you should be able to:

a. determine the x and y axes of a motion graph;

b. plot points that show motion of an object moving in a constant speed on

an xy graph; and

c. interpret an xy graph that shows the motion of an object moving in

constant speed.

Directions: Shown below is the motion of the car towards the east. Plot the given data

on the graph and answer the guide questions.

0s 2s 4s 6s 8s 10s 12s 14s

Start 20m 40m 60m 80m 100m 120m 140m

Figure 3. Picture motion of a car

Table 1. Data for the motion of a car

Distance (m) Time (s)

0 0

20 2

40 4

60 6

80 8

100 10

120 12

140 14

Guide Questions:

Q1. How does your distance-time graph look like?

Q2. What does the graph tell you about the speed of the car? Explain

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