POSITION - TIME GRAPH

Below are shown the position versus time graphs for two different cars. Assume that all the objects begin
their motion at t = 0 seconds. Answer the following questions about the motion of the cars. In some cases,
you will be asked to explain your answers.

CAR - 1 CAR - 2
x 100 x 100
(m) (m)
B
80 80
A
60 60

B A
40
C
40

20 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 t (s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 t (s)

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1. How far are both the cars from the origin at t = 3 seconds?

2. Which car takes the least time to reach a distance of 80 meters from the origin?

3. Which car is farthest from the origin at t = 2 seconds?

4. Is there a car that eventually returns to the origin and, if so, when does this occur?

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5. What is the total distance traveled by each of the two cars during the full 6 second interval? Explain.

6. Which car has the largest displacement (change in position) between t = 1 and t = 3 seconds? Explain.

7. Which car has the largest displacement after the full 5 seconds? Explain.

8. Which of the cars has the largest speed achieved during its motion?

9. Which car has the greatest average velocity and greatest average speed during its motion?

10. Is any of the cars stationary during part of its motion? Which one, and for how long is it stationary?

1)which is closer to it's nucleus: first shell of hydrogen or first shell of sodium? (if it is sodium) then we can predict no. of elements that exist in
nature (if the atomic no. keeps going up, the radius will keep getting smaller, so at one point of time the electrons will be inside the nucleus)

2) does the excited sample give out the same radiation it absorbed during absorption spectra?

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thank you ma'am.

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