Position vs. Time Lab

Data:

Time ( seconds) Distance (cm)
0 0
0.5 9
1 19
1.5 28
2 38
2.5 48
3 59
3.5 70
4 80
4.5 80
5 80
5.5 80
6 69
6.5 59
7 50
7.5 39
8 30
8.5 19
9 11
9.5 0

GRAPH BELOW:

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The average velocity for our robot car was 0 cm/s. The formula for velocity is displacement/time. Our displacement was 0 (because it ended up in the same place). But as the robot car was going forward, the velocity was approximately 8.88 cm/s north. then for three seconds, the robot car stayed stationary at a velocity of 0 cm/s. Then the car begins to move back to its origin at an average velocity of 8.88 cm/s south.

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One thought on “Position vs. Time Lab

  1. Off to a great start. You analysis should consider how the object’s movement is reflected in the graph (i.e. what characteristics of the graph support your description). Otherwise, nice job.

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