Particle Motion Lab
Watch a particle move along a line and see how position, velocity and acceleration fit together. Then practice the justifications the exam asks for.
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Try the question first. Then open the graphs of position, velocity and acceleration to check your thinking.
Questions are generated fresh each time, and every answer key is computed from the function. Scores stay in this browser only. Topic 4.1: Meaning of the Derivative in Context. Topic 4.2: Straight-Line Motion. Questions are non-calculator unless a gold “Calculator active” banner says otherwise.