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Department of Education

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National Capital Region
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE
MARIKINA CITY

Science
Quarter 3 – Module 2
Visual Representation of
Moving Objects

Jemwel Dela Paz

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 What I Need to Know
This module was developed to help you understand that the motion of an object
could be described and analyzed using motion graph. This will also help you practice
relevant skills to interpret motion graph by plotting points that show motion of a moving
object.

The module contains one lesson entitled “Visual Representation of Moving Objects”

After going through this module, you are expected to create and interpret visual
representation of the motion of objects such as tape charts and motion graph.
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Specifically, you are expected to:
 determine the x and y axes of a motion graph;
 plot points that show motion of an accelerating object and object moving in a
constant speed on an xy graph;
 interpret an xy graph that shows the motion of an accelerating object and object
moving in constant speed; and
 create xy graphs based on a set of tabulated data and tape charts.

What I Know

Read each question carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. The object is in motion when there is a change in position over time with respect to a
reference point. Which of the following objects is in motion?
A. Rolling ball C. A picture frame on the wall
B. Parked car D. Glass of water on the table

2. If the speed of an object is 12m/s for 5 minutes, what can be inferred about the motion
of the object?
A. Accelerating C. Decelerating
B. Constant motion D. Insufficient Data

3. Which of the following DOES NOT describe an accelerating object?

A. The speed and direction are constant. C. There is a change in speed of an object.
B. There is a change in direction of an object. D. The speed is constant with changing
direction.

4. Mang Victor is driving his car and would like to cross the road when a cat suddenly
jumps on the road 5 meters before him. Describe the motion of Mang Victor’s car.
A. It is accelerating. C. Its speed is still constant.
B. It is decelerating. D. Its direction remains the same.

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For question numbers 5-10, refer to the motion graph below.

C
25
20 B D
Speed (m/s)

15 A
10
5

0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220

Time (s)

5. What is the speed of the object from 20s to 40s of its travel time?
A. 5m/s B. 10 m/s C. 15 m/s D. 20 m/s

6. What is the acceleration of the object from 40s to 60s of its travel time?
A. 0m/s2 B. 1 m/s2 C. 2m/s2 D. 3 m/s2

7. What can be inferred about the motion of the object in position A?

A. The object is not moving.
B. The object is accelerating.
C. The object is decelerating.
D. The object is moving in a constant speed.

8. Which of the following describes the object from 40s to 80s of its travel time?
A. The object is not moving.
B. The object is accelerating.
C. The object is decelerating.
D. The object is moving in a constant speed.

9. Which part of the motion graph indicates that the object is decelerating?
A. A B. B C. C D. D

10. Which of the following BEST describes the object in position D?

A. The object is changing its direction.
B. The object is moving in a constant velocity.
C. The velocity of the object is increasing. Therefore, the object is accelerating.
D. The velocity of the object is decreasing. Therefore, the object is decelerating.

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 Lesson Visual Representation of
Moving Objects
Visual representation of moving object provides a comprehensive analysis of how
they move without the actual object doing the motion. This representation is used in
various fields of sciences for the advancement of technology.

What’s In
Analyze the motion graph below and answer the following questions.
Guide Questions:
Speed (m/s)
1. What position of the object shows positive
acceleration? ______________________________

2. What positions of the object show negative

A
acceleration? _______________________________
B D E
C 3. What parts of the motion graph show constant
speed?_____________________________

time (s)

What’s New
Mr. James wants to reach his destination on time. Help him by tracing the path he
needs to travel on based on the following directions below. First path is done for you.

Start Path Direction

1 25m, South

2 20m, East
3 10m, North
N
4 60m, East
W E
S 100m,
5
Destination South
6 80m, West

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 What Is It
Visual representation of a moving object is a handy tool in determining how
an object moves from a reference point. This representation is analysed and
interpreted using motion graph. The following are the visual representations of a
moving object and its interpretations.

Motion Graph (speed over time) Interpretation

 The object is in motion.
 The speed of the moving object is
V increasing.
 Since there is a change in speed, the
object is accelerating (positive
acceleration).
 The rate of acceleration is constant
because the motion graph is a diagonal
t straight line.
 The object is in motion.
 The speed of the moving object is
V constant. It is not changing over time.
 Since there is no change in speed, there
is no acceleration provided that there is
no change in direction.
 There will be acceleration if the direction
of the moving object changes even
t though its speed is constant.
 The object is in motion.
 The speed of the moving object is
V decreasing (negative acceleration).
 Since there is change in velocity, the
object is decelerating (negative
acceleration).
 The rate of acceleration is constant
because the motion graph is a diagonal
t
straight line.
 The motion graph tells that the object is
V constantly increasing its velocity in a
specific time.
 It doesn’t exist in reality. Objects move
relative to time.
t

Where:
V = speed
t= time

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 What’s More
Activity 1: Moving object with constant speed
Plot the following points below to show the motion of an object moving in a
constant speed. Write your interpretation/s below the motion graph. First point is done
for you.

80

70
Speed (m/s)

60

50

40

30

20

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
time (s)

Time Speed Write your interpretation here. Refer to “What Is It” section on page 4.
(s) (m/s)
5 50
10 50
15 50
20 50
25 50
30 50
35 50
40 50
45 50

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Activity 2: Accelerating object
Plot the following points below to show the motion of an object moving in positive
acceleration. Write your interpretation/s below the motion graph. First point is done for
you.

80

70
Velocity (m/s)

60

50

40

30

20

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
time (s)

Time Velocity Write your interpretation here. Refer to “What Is It” section on page 4.
(s) (m/s)
10 10
15 15
20 20
25 25
30 30
35 35
40 40
45 45

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Activity 3: Decelerating object
Plot the following points below to show the motion of an object moving in negative
acceleration. Write your interpretation/s below the motion graph. First point is done for
you.

80

70
Velocity (m/s)

60

50

40

30

20

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
time (s)

Time Velocity Write your interpretation here. Refer to “What Is It” section on page 4.
(s) (m/s)
10 70
15 60
20 50
25 40
30 30
35 20
40 10

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 What I Have Learned
Thanks to you, Mr. James was able to reach his destination on time. Let us
analyze his driving experience using motion graph. Plot the following points below to
show the motion of the moving object. First point is done for you.

40

35
Velocity (m/s)

30

25

20

15

10

0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350
time (s)

Write your interpretation here. Path Direction time Speed

25s 20m/s
1 South 50s 20m/s
75s 25 m/s
100s 25 m/s
2 East
125s 30 m/s
3 North 150s 30m/s
175s 25 m/s
How does a graph help us interpret the motion of an 4 East 200s 20 m/s
object? 225s 15 m/s
250s 15m/s
5 South
275s 20 m/s
300s 25 m/s
6 West
325s 30m/s

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 What I Can Do

The motion graph below shows how the velocity of the object changes during
part of a journey.
Segment AB
Velocity (m/s)

time (s)

Fill in the blanks with the correct word/s to complete the sentences below.
Segment OA is done for you.
 accelerating  decelerating  constant velocity  at rest

Segment OA. The object is accelerating. Its velocity changes from 0m/s to 10m/s in
5 seconds.

Segment AB. The object is moving at a ___________________of 10m/s for 5 seconds.

Segment BC. The object is _________________. It is slowing down from 10m/s to rest in 3s.

Segment CD. The object is ________________ . It has stopped. There is no velocity recorded
during 12.5s to 16s.

Segment DE. The object is ________________. Its velocity is increasing.

Segment EF. The object has _______________. The velocity is the same during the time
interval.

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 Additional Activities

Use the Venn diagram below to describe motion graph A and B. Use the word box below.

Where: Where:
d = distance V = Velocity
d t = time V

t t

Motion graph A (Distance Vs time) Motion graph B (Velocity Vs time)

Word box
 There is no change in distance
over time Motion graph A Motion graph B
 Distance is the dependent
variable
 It has constant velocity
 The object is at rest
 There is no acceleration
 Both of them are represented
in motion graph
 The object is in motion
 The velocity is the dependent
variable
 Time is the independent
variable
 There is no acceleration

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 Posttest
Read each question carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

For question numbers 1-6, please refer to the motion graph below.

C
25
20 B D
velocity (m/s)

15 A
10
5

0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220

Time (s)

1. What is the acceleration of the object from 40s to 60s of its travel time?
A. 0m/s2 B. 1 m/s2 C. 2m/s2 D. 3 m/s2

2. What is the velocity of the object from 20s to 40s of its travel time?
A. 5m/s B. 10 m/s C. 15 m/s D. 20 m/s

3. What can be inferred about the motion of the object in position A?

A. The object is not moving.
B. The object is accelerating.
C. The object is decelerating.
D. The object is moving in a constant velocity.

4. Which of the following describes the object from 40s to 80s of its travel time?
A. The object is not moving.
B. The object is accelerating.
C. The object is decelerating.
D. The object is moving in a constant velocity.

5. Which of the following BEST describes the object in position D?

A. The object is changing its direction.
B. The object is moving in a constant velocity.
C. The velocity of the object is decreasing. Therefore, the object is decelerating.
D. The velocity of the object is increasing. Therefore, the object is accelerating.

6. Which part of the motion graph indicates that the object is decelerating?
A. A B. B C. C D. D

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7. Which of the following DOES NOT describe an accelerating object?
A. There is a change in velocity on the object C. The velocity and direction are constant.
B. There is a change in direction on the D. The velocity is constant with changing
object. direction.

8. The object is in motion when there is a change in position over time with respect to a
reference point. Which of the following object is in motion?
A. Rolling ball C. A picture frame on the wall
B. Parked car D. Glass of water on the table

9. Mang Victor is driving his car and would like to cross the road when a cat suddenly
jumps on the road 5 meters before him. Describe the motion of Mang Victor’s car.
A. It is accelerating. C. Its velocity is still constant.
B. It is decelerating. D. Its direction remains the same.

10. If the velocity of an object is 12m/s for 5 minutes, what can be inferred about the
motion of the object?
A. Accelerating C. Decelerating
B. Constant motion D. Insufficient Data

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https://www.monroe.k12.nj.us/cms/lib/NJ01000268/Centricity/Domain/322/Motion%2
0Graphs%20Worksheet-4.pdf

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https://physicscatalyst.com/mech/motion-graphs-worksheet-with-answers.php

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 The object is in motion.
 The velocity of the moving object is
increasing.
 Since there is a change in velocity, the
object is accelerating (positive
acceleration).
 The rate of acceleration is constant
because the motion graph is a diagonally
straight line.
Activity 2
 The object is in motion.
 The velocity of the moving object is
constant. It is not changing over time.
 Since there is no change in velocity,
there is no acceleration provided that
there is no change in direction.
 There will be acceleration if the direction
of the moving object changes even
though its velocity is constant.
Answers are not in scale
Activity 1
Whats More
Guide Questions:
1. D
2. B, E
3. A, C
A D
B E
C
What’s In Whats New
Lesson 1: Visual representation of moving object
Answer Key
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1. accelerating
2. constant velocity
3. decelerating
4. at rest
5. accelerating
6. constant velocity
Additional Activity What I can do
 The learners are expected to identify which
part of the motion graph shows that
constant velocity, negative and positive
acceleration.
What I Have learned
 The object is in motion.
 The velocity of the moving object is
decreasing (negative acceleration).
 Since there is change in velocity, the object
is decelerating (negative deceleration).
 The rate of acceleration is constant
because the motion graph is a diagonally
straight line.
Activity 3
 Development Team of the Module

Writer: Jemwel Dela Paz

Content Editors: Jessica S. Mateo

Marites R. Del Valle
Romencita D. Gollayan

Language Editors: Kristine Joyce G. Montejo

Catherine C. Paningbatan

Illustrator: May Anne G. Pasco

Layout Artist: Jemwel Dela Paz
Management Team:
Sheryll T. Gayola
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
OIC, Office of the Schools Division Superintendent

Elisa O. Cerveza
Chief, CID
OIC, Office of the Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Jessica S. Mateo
EPS-Science

Ivy Coney A. Gamatero

EPS – LRMS

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