Quiz about Position-time graphs & Speed Calculations

Question 1

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

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5 m

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2 m

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10 m

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0 m

Question 2

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

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Standing Still

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Walking

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Running

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Walking Fast

Question 3

What is this object doing?

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moving at a constant speed away from start and then stops

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increasing speed and then stops

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decreasing speed and then constant speed

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moving at a constant speed away from start and then constant speed

Question 4

What does this graph represent?

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Not moving

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Constant speed

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Acceleration

Question 5

On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____

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the faster the speed

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the slower the speed

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less acceleration

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greater acceleration

Question 6

At what time did runner A pass runner B?

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3 seconds

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0 seconds

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1 second

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2 seconds

Question 7

Which runner went the greatest distance in the race?

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A

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B

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C

Question 8

What is this graph showing?

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Constant Speed

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Acceleration (speeding up)

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Deceleration (slowing down)

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No motion

Question 9

Which graph is showing a faster constant speed?

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B

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F

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They show the same speed

Question 10

_{Which line represents the slower speed?}

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red

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green

Question 11

How far has the red runner gone in 3 seconds?

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30 yards

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40 yards

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10 yards

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20 yards

Question 12

Which turtle won the race?

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Bill

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Myrtle

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Zed

Question 13

What is the total distance covered by 2 pm?

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40 miles

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30 miles

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60 miles

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10 miles

Question 14

How long did it take Charlie to finish the race?

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C)17 seconds

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A)14 meters

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B)12 seconds

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D)14 seconds

Question 15

What is the dependent variable?

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A)Distance

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B)Time

Question 16

Who was running at constant speed at the beginning of the race?

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C)Charlie

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A)Albert

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B)Bob

Question 17

How far did they run?

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B)100 meters

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A)100 seconds

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C)18 meters

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D)18 seconds

Question 18

What does the flat line mean for Charlie?

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He stopped running

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He stayed at the same speed

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He slowed down

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He stayed at the same speed but at a slower rate

Question 19

Who won?

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A)Albert

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B)Bob

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C)Charlie

Question 20

How long did it take Bob to finish the race?

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D)14 seconds

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A)14 meters

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B)12 seconds

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C)16.5 seconds

Question 21

When you graph the motion of an object, you put ____ on the horizontal X axis and ____ on the vertical Y axis.

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time, distance

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speed, time

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distance, time

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direction, speed

Question 22

How many times does this object STOP moving?

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Once

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None

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Twice

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Three times

Question 23

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

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20 s

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0 s

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10 s

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15 s

Question 24

How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?

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100 s

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20 s

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30 s

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60 s

Question 25

Describe the motion

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Fast to slow;   Negative direction

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Slow to fast;   Negative direction

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Fast to slow;   Positive direction

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Slow to fast;   Positive direction

Question 26

On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____

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the faster the speed

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the slower the speed

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less acceleration

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greater acceleration

Question 27

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

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At rest

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Constant speed

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Acceleration

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deceleration

Question 28

Which graph is showing a faster constant speed?

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B

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F

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They show the same speed

Question 29

The horizontal number line on a coordinate plane.

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X-axis

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coordinate

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Y-axis

Question 30

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

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8 km

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2 km

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5 km

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10 km

Question 31

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

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2 km

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5 km

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8 km

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10 km

Question 32

From the figure, what is the displacement?

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25 meters NE

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20 meters

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25 meters

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15 meters

Question 33

Which interval shows the dog walker resting?

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B

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A

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C

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None of the intervals

Question 34

The bicyclist stopped and rest in ____ different intervals?

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3

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2

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4

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5

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6

Question 35

Which interval has the slowest speed?

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B

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A

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C

Question 36

Which interval has the fastest speed?

Accepted Answer

C

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A

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B

Question 37

Consider the graph shown below. Which description below is consistent with the graph?

Accepted Answer

The object moves in the positive direction and then moves in the negative direction.

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The object accelerates in the positive direction and then in the negative direction.

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The object moves upwards, reaches its peak and then falls with an acceleration.

Question 38

Mrs. Bearden drives 50 miles. What does Mrs. Bearden need to figure out her speed?

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The time she has driven

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The type of car she drives

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Her heart rate as she drives

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The direction she was going

Question 39

Gabriel sprinted down the hallway for a science project. He ran a total of 40 meters in 20 seconds. What was his average speed?

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2 meters per second

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20 meters per second

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40 meters per second

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10 meters for second

Question 40

Sophia was trying to explaining to Tyler how to find the speed. What equation should she use to calculate speed?

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speed = distance/time

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speed = time/distance

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speed = distance X time

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speed = voleicty X time

Question 41

What is the speed of the marble at 2 s?

Accepted Answer

5 m/s

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5 s/m

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20 m/s

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20 s/m

Question 42

What is the speed of the marble at 3 seconds?

Accepted Answer

5 m/s

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45 m/s

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5 s/m

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45 s/m

Question 43

The unit for speed is:

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m/s

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s

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m

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km

Question 44

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

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20km/hr

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5km/hr

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10km/hr

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50km/hr

Question 45

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

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Distance and time

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Mass and time

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Temperature and mass

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Mass and distance

Question 46

Total distance divided by total time is

Accepted Answer

average speed

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average time

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average distance

Question 47

What is speed?

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how much distance is covered over a period of time

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how far you go

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how fast you accelerate

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the change in the location of a object

Question 48

What is velocity?

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speed in a specific direction

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the quickness of an object

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the location of an object

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acceleration

Question 49

65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?

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Velocity

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Speed

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Average Speed

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Constant Speed

Question 50

Speed is different from velocity because

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Velocity has a direction

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Speed uses Distance /Time

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Velocity doesn't include time

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Velocity doesn't include distance

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