Time and Distance Graphs

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What is a time and distance graph?

Back

A visual representation that shows the relationship between time and distance traveled by an object.

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What does a horizontal line on a time and distance graph indicate?

Back

The object is not moving.

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What does a straight diagonal line on a time and distance graph represent?

Back

The object is moving at a constant speed.

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What does a curved line on a time and distance graph indicate?

Back

The object is accelerating or decelerating.

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How can you tell which runner had a head start on a time and distance graph?

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The runner's line starts higher on the distance axis than the others.

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What does the slope of a line on a time and distance graph represent?

Back

The speed of the object.

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If two runners have lines that are parallel on a time and distance graph, what does that mean?

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Both runners are moving at the same speed.

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What does a steeper line on a time and distance graph indicate?

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A faster speed.

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How can you determine who won a race from a time and distance graph?

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The runner whose line reaches the finish line first on the graph.

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What does a line that goes up and then levels off indicate about the object's motion?

Back

The object was moving and then stopped.