Motion & Graphing Test

Front

What is the speed and direction of an object's motion called?

Back

Velocity

Front

What is the total distance traveled by an object?

Back

The total distance is the sum of all distances covered, regardless of direction.

Front

What does a flat line on a distance-time graph indicate?

Back

The object is motionless.

Front

What does a steeper slope on a distance-time graph represent?

Back

The object is moving faster.

Front

What is inertia?

Back

Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion.

Front

What is acceleration?

Back

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity over time.

Front

What does a negative slope on a distance-time graph indicate?

Back

The object is moving back towards the starting point.

Front

What is momentum?

Back

Momentum is the product of an object's mass and its velocity.

Front

How can you determine if an object is speeding up on a graph?

Back

If the slope of the distance-time graph is increasing, the object is speeding up.

Front

What does it mean if a graph shows a curve?

Back

The object is changing its speed.