AS Level Physics U3 Kinematics Lessons 5 & 6 Worksheets Date:…./…...

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Notes on Video: Vel-Time & Accel-Time Graphs for Uniform Acceleration:

Analysis Task – Motion of a Cart on a Ramp Video

Q1. Describe in words the motion of the Cart on the ramp.
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Q2. Draw a sketch of the position-versus time graph for the cart, then describe your graph
using just words.

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Q3. The Velocity-tme graph below was created using data from the video.

Use a ruler to draw a best-fit line on the graph.

Write labels A, B, or C directly on the graph where you think the cart is doing the following:

A speeding up

B slowing down

C changing direction

Q4. Over the time interval shown, the cart is:

A continually speeding up

B moving at constant velocity

C speeding up, then slowing down

D slowing down, then changing direction, then speeding up CIRCLE ONE!

Q5. Calculate the slope of the line and determine the correct units for the slope. On your graph, draw
a triangle to show the region of the best-fit line that was used to find the gradient.

Q6. What does the slope of the best-fit straight line represent?

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Q7. Calculate the area under the curve and write the correct units for the area. Shade the area under
the curve on the graph.

Q8. Complete this sentence:

The area under the curve represents the _________________ of the cart from zero until six seconds.

Complete QUIZ # 2