SVA and Motion Graphs Review Honors

Speed and Motion Graphs Review Honors

6th Grade 23-24

Be sure to divide total distance by total time. It does not matter which number is larger.
Use your calculator.

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I can divide distance and time to calculate average speed or the instantaneous speed within a graph word problem

Multiple Choice

A jet airliner flies 4100 km from New York City to San Francisco in 4.25 hours.  What is its average speed?

• 964.71 km/hr
• 96.47 km/hr
• 17,425 km/hr
• 174.25 km/hr

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

A bus carrying Ava's friends to a soccer game traveled 10 km in 30 minutes. To determine the average speed of the bus in km/hr, your first step would be to __________?

• convert speed to distance
• convert minutes to hours
• convert hours to seconds
• convert seconds to hours

Multiple Choice

If, on a hike, Nathaniel traveled 2,800 m in 2 hours, what was his average speed in m/hr?

• 5,600 m/hr
• 140 m/hr
• 56 m/hr
• 1,400 m/hr

Multiple Choice

Avery swims 1000 m in 30 minutes.  What is her average speed?

• 33.33 m/min
• 300 m/min
• 30 m/min
• 3 m/min

Multiple Choice

Akela rode her bike 48 km for 3 hours, she rested for 1/2 an hour and then rode another 24 km for 1 hours. What was the total time she spend on her bike ride? (Remember, stops count!)

• 24 hours
• 48 hours
• 4 hours
• 4.5 hours

Multiple Choice

Distance formula

• S X T

• T X S

• T/D

• D/T

Multiple Choice

Time formula

• T= D/S

• T= S X T

• T = D/ T

• T= T/ T

Look at the Y axis for Distance and the X axis for Time

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I can identify distance and time in a word problem and from a graph

Multiple Choice

Speed formula

• S=S X T

• S=TX S

• S=D/T

• S=T/D

Multiple Choice

Using the graph provided, how long did it a ball to roll 30 cm?  What was the average speed of the ball?

• 35 seconds, 1.17 cm/s
• 30 seconds, 1 cm/s
• 30 seconds, 1.17 cm/s
• 35 seconds, 1 cm/s

I can draw a motion graph showing start, stop, and at rest
I can draw a motion graph showing an increase in speed, a decrease in speed, and a constant speed

Multiple Choice

Distance over time.

• Travel
• Motion
• Velocity
• Speed

Think of how you made the graphs in MatchGraph. These graphs can tell a story.

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I can draw a motion graph showing a change in direction, and a return to the reference point

Multiple Choice

Location for comparison.

• Position
• Location
• Reference Point
• Direction

Multiple Choice

Change in position over time.

• Location
• Velocity
• Motion
• Movement

Multiple Choice

Location of object.

• Position
• Reference Point
• Area
• Place

Multiple Choice

Speed plus direction.

• Velocity
• Motion
• Position
• Acceleration

• I can interpret a motion graph showing start, stop, and rest

• I can interpret a motion graph showing an increase in speed, a decrease in speed, and constant speed

• I can describe a motion graph showing change in direction, and a return to the reference point

Multiple Choice

How would decreasing the time it takes you to run a certain distance affect your speed? Speed will...

• Increase
• Decrease

Multiple Choice

What is happening at D?

• Stationary
• Accelerating
• Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
• Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

Multiple Choice

What is happening at A?

• Stationary
• Accelerating
• Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
• Steady speed; returning to start position

Multiple Choice

Which runner won the race?

• A
• B
• C

Multiple Choice

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

• 0 s
• 10 s
• 15 s
• 20 s

Multiple Choice

How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting pointfrom 40m?

• 20 s
• 30 s
• 40s

• 60

Multiple Choice

At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 

• 0 m
• 10 m
• 20 m
• 40 m

Multiple Choice

What is this graph showing?

• Constant Speed
• Acceleration (speeding up)
• Deceleration (slowing down)
• No motion

Multiple Choice

What does this graph represent?

• Constant speed
• Acceleration
• Not moving

Multiple Choice

How many times does this object STOP moving?

• None
• Once
• Twice
• Three times

Multiple Choice

How fast is the object traveling between points B and C?

• 1 km/hr
• 0 km/hr
• There is no way to tell from this graph
• 0.9 km/hr

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of this object at 3 seconds?

• 5 m/s
• 45 m/s
• 5 s/m
• 45 s/m

Multiple Choice

During what segments is the object returning to the reference point?

• A to B
• B to C
• C to D
• D to E

Multiple Choice

What is this objects speed at 2 s?

• 5 m/s
• 5 s/m
• 20 m/s
• 20 s/m

Multiple Choice

How long did it take Charlie to finish the race?

• A)14 meters  
• B)12 seconds
• C)16.5 seconds
•  D)14 seconds 

Multiple Choice

How far did they run?

• A)100 seconds  
• B)100 meters
• C)18 meters 
• D)18 seconds

Multiple Choice

What does the flat line mean for Charlie?

• He stayed at the same speed
• He slowed down
• He stopped running 
• He stayed at the same speed but at a slower rate

Multiple Choice

Who won?
Hint: Greatest distance shortest time

• A)Albert  
• B)Bob
• C)Charlie

Multiple Choice

A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds

Multiple Choice

Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr
• 10km/hr
• 50km/hr
• 20km/hr

Multiple Choice

Find speed when distance is 142 km and time is 2 hours.

• 71km/hr
• 52km/hr
• 17km/hr
• 90km/hr

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

What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?

• Walking 
• Running
• Standing Still 
• Walking Fast

Multiple Choice

In four minutes, about how far did the car travel?

• 2.1 km

• 3.3 km

• 4.1 km

• 5.4 km

Multiple Choice

During what time was the car moving fastest?

• from 0 to 2 minutes

• from 2 to 4 minutes

• from 4 to 6 minutes

• from 6 to 8 minutes

Multiple Choice

What might be happening between 8 to 10 minutes?

• The car is stopped.

• The car is driving on a city street.

• The car is going up a steep hill.

• The car is driving on the highway.

Multiple Choice

Ms. Longino had a snail in her kitchen which traveled 50 cm in 8 minutes. What was the speed of the snail?

• 7 cm/min

• 9 cm/min

• 5.50 cm/min

• 6/25 cm/min

Multiple Choice

What is the average speed of this trip?

• 5 m/s

• 6 m/s

• 30 m/s

• 150 m/s

Multiple Choice

What is the speed at 15 seconds?

• 5 m/s

• 30 m/s

• 150 m/s

• 6 m/s

Multiple Choice

Students were doing a lab with HotWheels. The group made this graph. How do the speeds of the cars compare?

• Car 1 was slower than Car 2

• The cars went the same speed

• Car 1 was faster than car 2

• The cars were stopped

Multiple Choice

How far is the person from the starting point after 3 seconds?

• 0 m
• 2 m 
• 3 m
• 6 m 

Velocity is speed with a direction

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I can differentiate between speed and velocity and identify each on a motion graph

I can look at a motion graph and identify the type of motion the object was showing (speeding up, slowing down, stopped, constant speed)
I can create motion graphs from data I have collected

Speed = Distance / time
Velocity is speed with a direction
Acceleration is a change in speed or velocity

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​I can differentiate between speed, velocity, and acceleration

Multiple Choice

You ride your bike around the block at a constant speed of 11 km/h.

• Acceleration occurred because speed increased.
• Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.
• Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.

Multiple Choice

If you slow down on your bicycle, you accelerate.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of velocity?

• A force that opposes motion
• Uniform circular motion
• The speed of an object in a particular direction

Multiple Choice

Velocity = _______________

• Speed – direction

• Speed + direction

• Speed x direction

• Speed / direction

Multiple Choice

Another way to explain the speed and direction of a object would be to describe it’s ________

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

Multiple Choice

This occurs when an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

Multiple Choice

An airplane travels 1260 km from San Francisco northeast to Chicago in 3.5 hours.

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration

Multiple Choice

Macie walks in the door of the movie theater and then stops to look for an open seat.

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration

Multiple Choice

A storm is traveling 25 km/hr eastward

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between

the velocity and the speed of an

object?

• Velocity is the change in distance

  over time, while speed is the

  change in velocity over time.

• Velocity includes a direction (like

  N or S), while speed has no

  specific direction.

• Velocity has no direction, while

  speed has a specific direction.

• Velocity is the change in speed

  over time, while speed is the

  change in distance over time.

Multiple Choice

Race cars are driving around a track during a Nascar event. Cars on the curves are changing velocity because ___?

• A change in direction is a change in velocity

• A change in speed is a change in velocity