Speed, patterns of movement and distance/time graphs

Speed, patterns of movement and distance/time graphs

(Is the train in the picture moving? How do you know?)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a unit of distance ?

• miles/hr
• mi
• s
• min

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a unit of speed ?

• sec
• mi
• m/s
• min

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a unit of time?

• sec
• mi
• m/s
• km

Multiple Choice

The baseball park is 4200 m from Camden's house.  I took him 30 minutes to get there.  What was Camden's speed?

• .007 m/min
• 12.60 m/min
• 140 m/min
• 126 m/min

Multiple Choice

How long would it take a bus traveling at 50 km/h to travel 125 km?

• 6,250 hours
• 2.5 km
• 2.5 hours
• 6,250 km

Multiple Choice

In 2015, Shea-Z ran 1600 m in 9 minutes, in 2017 his speed was 160 m/min.  In which year was Shea-Z's speed best?

• 2017, because he ran it in less time
• 2015, because his speed was 178 m/min
• 2017, because his speed was 160 m/min
• Neither, his speed was the same both years

Multiple Choice

Look at the two pictures.

In which of the images does the stick person's speed increases?

How do you know?

• in the picture on the left

• in the picture on the right

Multiple Choice

Which object is faster?

• A

• B

Multiple Choice

• Constant speed

• Increasing speed

• Decreasing speed

• Non-uniform speed

Open Ended

How do you think the camera calculates the speed of the cars?

Multiple Choice

What does this graph represent?

• Constant speed
• Acceleration
• Not moving

Multiple Choice

What does this graph represent?

• Constant Speed

• Acceleration

• Not moving

Multiple Choice

According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

• 2 m
• 10 m
• 0 m
• 5 m

Multiple Choice

How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?

• 0 s
• 10 s
• 15 s
• 20 s

Multiple Choice

Which runner won the race?

• A
• B
• C
• It was a tie