Graphs for an Object in Mechanical Equilibrium
First of all, imagine a refrigerator is at rest. For ten seconds, you stand beside the refrigerator and do NOT exert a force on the refrigerator. On your own sheet of paper, draw what you think the Net Force Versus Time graph and Velocity Versus Time graph would look like for the refrigerator during the ten seconds that it is at rest while you stand next to it. Set up the axes of your graphs as shown in the images below.
After you have drawn your graphs, select the Net Force Versus Time and Velocity Versus Time graphs in the self-quiz below which look the MOST like the graphs you have drawn.
Standing Beside the Refrigerator Self-Quiz
Scroll to the top of the page and read before attempting the quiz.
- What do you think the Net Force Versus Time graph looks like for the refrigerator when it is at rest and when you are not touching it? Select the graph which looks the MOST like the Net Force Versus Time graph you drew.
- What do you think the Velocity Versus Time graph looks like for the refrigerator when it is at rest and when you are not touching it? Select the graph which looks the MOST like the Velocity Versus Time graph you drew.