Motion
Graphs
Grade 9 Term 2 Unit 2
SY 2023 - 2024
Term 2
1. IP Phase 2 3. Human Transport
Writing of
Methodology and
System
Experimentation Respiratory and
Circulatory System
2. Motion Along 4. Relationship and
Straight Line Sex Education
Horizontal and Vertical Diseases Related to
Motion Male and Female
Reproductive System
Unit 2 : Motion Along A Straight Line
1. Scalar vs 2. Descriptors 3. UAM 4. Motion
Vector of Motion Graphs
Quantities
Unit 2 Module 4
Objectives
● Draw and analyze displacement-time graphs
(dvt), velocity-time graphs (vvt), and
acceleration-time graphs (avt)
● Describe the type of information the graphs
provide
● Use the dvt graph to interpret an object’s
position or displacement
● Explain the purposes of equivalent
representations of an object’s motion
Session Overview
15 15 10 5
DvT Graph VvT Graph Task Exit Pass
Module 04
Motion Graphs
Describing motion using graphs
Displacement
vs Time Graph
d=0m d=1m d=2m d=3m d=4m
t=0s t=2s t=4s t=6s t=8s
1. In what direction is the ball moving?
It is moving to the right (+).
d=0m d=1m d=2m d=3m d=4m
t=0s t=2s t=4s t=6s t=8s
2. How will you compare the distance
travelled by the ball for each time interval?
It covers the same distance for each time
interval.
d=0m d=1m d=2m d=3m d=4m
t=0s t=2s t=4s t=6s t=8s
3. How will you compare the velocity of the
ball for each time interval?
It is moving at constant speed in the
positive direction (+v).
Displacement vs Time Graph Time (s) Position (m)
0 0
2 1
4
4 2
3 6 3
2 8 4
d (m) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2
-3
-4
The slope of dvt implies
the speed of the object.
Significance of Slope in a
Displacement vs Time Graph
4
1
t (s)
d (m) 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2
-3
-4
Significance of Slope in a
Displacement vs Time Graph
4
constant speed in the positive
3 region, moving away
2
d (m) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2
-3 constant speed in the negative
-4
region, moving away
Significance of Steepness of Line in a
Displacement vs Time Graph
4 A
constant speed in the positive
3 B direction, moving away
A. Fast moving
2 B. Slow moving
1
d (m) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2
constant speed in the negative
-3
D direction, moving away
C. Fast moving
-4 C D. Slow moving
Other Variations of Slopes
4
constant speed, moving
3
towards the origin
2
d (m) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2
constant speed, moving
-3 towards the origin
-4
Zero Slope of Displacement vs Time Graph
4
d (m) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2
-3
17
-4
Zero Slope of Displacement vs Time Graph
4
3
at rest; not changing position
2 in the positive region
1
d (m) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2 at rest; not changing position
in the negative region
-3
18
-4
Curved Slope of Displacement vs Time
Graph
The cart is speeding up in the
positive direction, and the rate
of change of velocity is
constant at 2 m/s2 (UAM)
19
Curved Slope of Displacement vs Time
Graph
4
3
Speeding up (accelerating) in
2 the positive region
1
d (m) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2 Speeding up (accelerating) in
the negative region
-3
20
-4
Other Variations of Slopes
4
3
Slowing down (accelerating) in
2 the positive region
1
d (m) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2 Slowing down (accelerating) in
the negative region
-3
21
-4
Other Variations of Slopes
4
3
Speeding up (accelerating),
2 going back to origin
1
d (m) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2 Speeding up (accelerating),
going back to origin
-3
22
-4
Other Variations of Slopes
4
3
Slowing down (accelerating),
2 going back to origin
1
d (m) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2 Slowing down (accelerating),
going back to origin
-3
23
-4
1 5
3
2
4
Multiple Situations on a
Displacement-Time Graph
7
d (m) 3
0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 25
Multiple Situations on a
Displacement-Time Graph
Walking?
Reading on a couch?
Running?
Got tired of running?
Velocity
vs Time Graph
Significance of Slope in a
Velocity vs Time Graph
4
1
t (s)
v (m/s) 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2
-3
-4
Significance of Slope in a
Velocity vs Time Graph
4
increasing speed/velocity
3 (accelerating uniformly, in the
positive region
2
v (m/s) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2
-3
increasing speed/velocity
(accelerating uniformly, in the
-4 negative region
The slope of vvt implies
the acceleration of the
object.
Other Variations of Slopes
4
decreasing speed/velocity
3 (accelerating uniformly), in the
positive region
2
v (m/s) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2
decreasing speed/velocity
-3 (accelerating uniformly), in the
negative region
-4
Zero Slope of Velocity vs Time Graph
4
v (m/s) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2
-3
32
-4
Zero Slope of Velocity vs Time Graph
4
3
constant velocity, in the
2 positive region
1
v (m/s) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2 constant velocity, in the
negative region
-3
33
-4
Zero Slope of Velocity vs Time Graph
4
1
object is at rest ; v = 0 m/s
v (m/s) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2
-3
34
-4
Curved Slope of Velocity vs Time Graph
4
3
Speeding up (not UAM) in the
2 positive region
1
v (m/s) 0 t (s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
-1
-2 Speeding up (not UAM) in the
negative region
-3
35
-4
Task
DvT vs VvT
Situation Displacement vs Time Velocity vs Time Acceleration vs Time
Increasing
Speed
Decreasing
Speed
DvT vs VvT
Situation Displacement vs Time Velocity vs Time Acceleration vs Time
At rest
Constant Speed
Exit Pass
