Dune Buggy Lab Quiz

Select the best description for the trend in the graph above.

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• As the distance increases, time decreases.

• As the distance increases, time increases.

• As the distance increases, time remains the same.

• All of the above are correct.

• None of the above are correct.

State the mathematical proportion demonstrated in the graph above.

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• direct linear

• inverse

• exponential

• none of the above

What is the equation that corresponds with the graph above (hint: Plug in the #’s)?

• y = mx + b

• d = mt + b

• d = (51.51 cm/s) t + 0.9968

• d = (51.51 cm/s) t + (- 5.635 cm)

• d = (51.51 cm/s) t + 5.591

What does the slope of the graph tell you about the Dune Buggy?

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• It tells you the distance that the Dune Buggy traveled.

• It tells you the time elapsed for the Dune Buggy.

• It gives you a mathematical model for the Dune Buggy.

• It tells you the speed or velocity of the Dune Buggy.

• None of the above.

How long would it take for the Dune Buggy described in the graph to travel 3500 cm?

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• 67.8 s

• 68.1 s

• 6.90 s

• 6.79 s

• None of the above

How far would the Dune Buggy described in the graph travel in 98.3 s?

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• 5058 cm

• 5069 cm

• 5063 cm

• 2.02 cm

• None of the above

Which of the following answers shows poor precision for three trials measuring time in terms of seconds?

• 1.21, 1.19, 1.19

• 9.95, 9.96, 9.92

• 4.30, 4.33, 4.28

• 2.99, 3.01, 3.03

• 3.32, 1.22, 5.59

In the Dune Buggy Lab a ______________ was used to measure the time and a ________________ was used to measure the distance.

• meter stick, stop watch

• stop watch, meter stick

• stop watch, Dune Buggy

• meter stick, Dune buggy

What was the dependent variable (the variable that you were observing) in this lab?

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• distance

• time

• stop watch

• meter stick

What is the independent variable in this lab?

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• Distance

• Time

• stop watch

• meter stick