A2L Item 260
- Description: Identify the displacement of an object at a specific time given a plot of velocity versus time.
- Goal: Interrelate representations of kinematical quantities
- Source: CT151.2-10
- Keywords: Displacement, Graphing, Mechanics, Velocity
The question for students:
An object’s motion is described by the graph above. The displacement of the object during the entire 16 seconds is most nearly…
- 200 meters
- 250 meters
- 300 meters
- 350 meters
- 400 meters
- 450 meters
- Cannot be determined
Commentary for teachers:
Answer
(7) Students have difficulty reading graphs and finding areas.