Worksheet 5.3.

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Describing Motion

Purpose

1. Measure the distance and displacement from a travel map; speed and velocity
2. Determine the average speed and average velocity of the person from the
given data.

Material

ruler

Diagram

Angelo, a fourth year student, monitored his trip from his house to school. He walked
from his house (A) to the nearby jeepney stop (B) for 4 minutes. He traveled by
jeepney for 10 minutes to the bus stop near his school (C). From the bus stop, he took
a tricycle to school (E).

D
(School) E
E

B C

Fig. 5.3.1 Map of Angelo’s Trip

Scale: 1 cm = 50 m

Procedure

1. Measure the line segment AB, BC, CD and DE on the map shown in Fig.
5.3.1. Convert it to kilometers using the scale and record the values in column

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 4 of the table shown below. Record the corresponding time of travel in
column 5.

2. Compute Angelo’s average speed in km/min from A to B, B to C, C to D, and

finally D to E. Write the corresponding values in column 6.

3. Convert the speed in km/min to km/h and write the values in column 7.

Data

Means of Line Length of Distance Time of Distance/ti Distance/time

Transport Segment Line Travel me
Used Segment
(cm) (km) (min) (km/min) (km/h)
walking AB
jeepney BC
tricycle CD
tricycle DE

Analysis

1. What was the total distance traveled by Angelo in km?

2. How long did it take him to reach the school?
3. What was his average speed in the first part of his trip? in the succeeding
parts?
4. What is his average speed in the entire trip from his house to school?
5. How far is his house to the school? (Hint: Draw a straight line from his house
to school.)
6. Get the ratio of the distance that you measured in Q5 to the total time of travel.
What does this ratio give you?

Generalization

1. Differentiate distance and displacement, speed and velocity.

2. Express average speed and average velocity in equation form.
3. Describe the motion of the jeepney and tricycle used by Angelo in going to
school.

Application

1. Suppose Angelo’s first period class starts at 7:00 A.M. What time should he
leave his house to reach the school at least ten minutes before the time?
2. Sometimes it takes time to wait for jeepneys and tricycles, so what should you
do to avoid being late in your class?
3. Transport strikes are very common especially in the cities. What are the
effects of these strikes to you as students?

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