Motion Graphs

Multiple Choice

What does a horizontal line on a distance-time graph indicate about an object's motion?

• The object is moving at a constant speed

• The object is accelerating

• The object is at rest

• The object is moving backwards

Multiple Choice

What does a straight line on a graph indicate about an object's speed?

• Variable speed

• Constant speed

• Decreasing speed

• Increasing speed

Match the Descriptions with the graphs that represent the motion of the car

Multiple Choice

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is traveling forward at a constant speed away from the origin."

Multiple Choice

Which graph shows that one of the runners started 10 yards further ahead of the others? Explain your answer.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

What does a straight horizontal line on a speed-time graph indicate?

• Speed is increasing

• Speed is decreasing

• Speed is constant

• Speed is zero

Multiple Choice

Segment D-E: The bus is _________________. It is gradually increasing it's speed.

• accelerating

• decelerating

• constant speed

• at rest

Multiple Choice

What is taking place in the following graph?

• Positive Acceleration (Acceleration)

• Negative Acceleration (Deceleration)

• Constant Speed

• No Motion

Multiple Choice

Graph G matches description ___ because Horizontal Line = Constant Speed

• Constant Speed
• No Speed

• Positive Acceleration

• Negative Acceleration