A 5 gram weight is suspended from a string next to a ruler held vertically. The string is jiggled up and down and the graph of the POSITION of the weight vs. time in seconds is given above. The ruler is calibrated in inches and 0 is in the center of the ruler.
Enter the letters for the intervals which correspond to the statements below.
1.The interval from a to b
2.The interval from b to c
3.The interval from c to d
4.The interval from d to e
5.The interval from e to f
A. The weight is moving upward on this interval. B. The weight is moving downward on this interval. C. The upward velocity of the weight is increasing on this interval. D. The upward velocity of the weight is decreasing on this interval. E. The (signed) distance from the starting point is increasing on this interval. F. The (signed) distance from the starting point is decreasing on this interval.
