Distance Time Graphs

Front

What does a horizontal line on a distance-time graph represent?

Back

The object is not moving.

Front

What does a straight diagonal line on a distance-time graph indicate?

Back

The object is moving at a constant speed.

Front

What does a curved line on a distance-time graph signify?

Back

The object is accelerating or decelerating.

Front

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

Back

The object is moving back towards the starting point.

Front

How can you tell if an object is slowing down on a distance-time graph?

Back

The line will curve downwards.

Front

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

Back

The object is moving quickly.

Front

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

Back

The object is at rest.

Front

If a distance-time graph shows a line that goes up and then levels off, what does that mean?

Back

The object moved away and then stopped.

Front

What is the formula to calculate speed from a distance-time graph?

Back

Speed = Distance / Time.

Front

If Edward drove 80 miles and the graph shows he was 40 miles from home when he visited Nicola, how far did he travel to Nicola?

Back

40 miles.