Graphing Motion

Graphing Motion

By Veronica Graham

Multiple Choice

Which graph represents an object that is decreasing in speed?

Multiple Choice

This distance time graph shows the motion of a student on a walk. Which statement best describes the students' motion?

• The student walks slowly at first, then increases their speed, stops, and very quickly returns to the starting point.

• The student walks up a hill at the beginning, and then has a flat surface, and then walks down a hill at the end.

• The student is going faster and faster in the last two minutes.

• The student starts out moving very fast, slows down in the middle of the walk, and then speeds up again at the end.

Multiple Choice

A student went on a walk, and kept track of their time and distance. The data is displayed in the graph. Which best describes the student’s walk?

• The student went up a hill, and then down a hill.

• The student walked very quickly at the beginning of the walk, but then slowed down at the end.

• The student walked slowly at the beginning of the walk, and faster at the end.

• The student walked at a steady pace, and then returned to the starting point.

Multiple Choice

Macie’s job at the bookstore requires her to move several heavy boxes of books. How can Macie use the least amount of force to move the boxes?

• by packing the books in larger boxes

• by packing the books in smaller boxes

• by stacking the boxes and pulling them out of the storage room

• by stacking the boxes and pushing them out of the storage room

Multiple Choice

John pushed two identical toy cars across the same flat smooth floor. Why did both cars travel the same distance?

• because he pushed the cars at the same time

• because he pushed the cars at different times

• because he applied different forces to the two cars

• because he applied the same force to each of the two cars

Multiple Choice

This graph shows the movement of an object. When is the most distance covered by the object?

• between seconds 0 and 1

• between seconds 1 and 2

• between seconds 2 and 5

• between seconds 5 and 6

Multiple Choice

Which item will require the most force to move?

• an empty wagon

• a wagon full of bricks

• a wagon full of apples

• a wagon full of feathers

Multiple Choice

This graph shows the movement of an earthworm. Gavin and Maddy observed an earthworm crawling on the sidewalk for four minutes. When did the earthworm move the greatest distance?

• between 0 and 1 minutes

• between 1 and 2 minutes

• between 2 and 3 minutes

• between 3 and 4 minutes

Multiple Choice

How will the force needed to move an object be affected if the mass of the object changes from 100 kilograms to 200 kilograms?

• The force needed to move the object would be tripled.

• The force needed to move the object would remain the same.

• The force needed to move the object would be reduced by half.

• The force needed to move the object would be doubled.

Multiple Choice

This graph shows the change in position of an object over time. Which statement best explains the movement of the object?

• It returns to its starting point.

• It remains at rest.

• It gets faster over time.

• It maintains a steady speed.

Multiple Choice

This table shows the mass of four toy cars. Which car will roll the farthest when all cars are pushed at the same time with the same amount of force?

• Car W

• Car X

• Car Y

• Car Z

Multiple Choice

This graph shows the motion of a cheetah, a human, and a pig. Which statement describes their movement?

• The pig is traveling at a faster speed because it reached 500 meters in a shorter amount of time.

• The cheetah, human, and pig all traveled at the same speed because they all reached 500 meters.

• The human is traveling at a faster speed because it reached 500 meters in a shorter amount of time.

• The cheetah is traveling at a faster speed because it reached 500 meters in a shorter amount of time.

Multiple Choice

This graph shows the motion of an object. Between which two hours was the object at rest?

• hours 1 and 2

• hours 4 and 5

• hours 7 and 8

• hours 8 and 9

Multiple Choice

The chart below shows four identical wagons loaded with different amounts of bricks. If the same amount of effort is applied to all four identical wagons, why would Wagon W move farthest?

• It has the least amount of mass, affecting its motion.

• It has the least amount of speed, affecting its motion.

• It has the greatest amount of gravity, affecting its motion.

• It has the greatest amount of friction, affecting its motion.

Multiple Choice

Which graph would be used to show an object that has a speed of zero for the entire time represented?