Graphical Representation Of Motion
Chapter Name : Motion |
Sub Topic Code : 101_09_08_04_02 |
Topic Name : Graphical Representation Of Motion |
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Sub Topic Name : Velocity -Time Graph |
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Introduction
The speed can be plotted against time, at regular intervals. This results in a velocity-time graph
Pre-Requisites:
Basics of Cartesian coordinate geometry, Basic Graph Plotting, Velocity
Activity:
Look at different velocity-time graph and try to analyse the nature of motion and how various other parameters vary and hence, list your deductions.
Real Life Question:
You are running a race at the school sports event. How will you show the speed with which your travelling on a paper?
Key Words / FlashCards
| Key Words | Definitions (pref. in our own words) |
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| Velocity-time graph | The plot of velocity of an object against time. |
Learning aids / Gadgets
| Gadgets | How it can be used |
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| Graph Paper, Spreadsheet | A graph of velocity (measured by speedometer or other such devices) at definite time intervals can be drawn to understand the nature of motion. |
Real life uses :
Understand and Represent Motion in a easier way
Places to visit :
Race Course Control Room
Practical examples around us
| Examples | Explainations |
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| Any Motion | In everyday life, all objects under motion have a velocity varying with time. For any them, you can form a velocity-time graph. |
What you learn in Theory:
How a velocity-time graph id plotted and the theoretical aspects of it.
What you learn in Practice:
How the analysis is done from a velocity-time graph and its importance in applications.