Position/Time Graphs

Which runner had a head start?

• A
• B
• C

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Which runner has the faster constant speed?

• A
• B
• C

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which description best describes what the object is doing at each segment?

c

d

e

speeding up

slowing down

not moving

moving at a constant speed backwards

moving at a constant speed forward

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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

• the slower the speed
• the faster the speed
• less acceleration
• greater acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the person's displacement in the first 5 seconds?

(a)  

What is the person's displacement from 5 sec to 10 sec?​ (b)  

What is the person's displacement from 10 sec to 12.5 sec?​ ​ (c)  

What is the person's total distance over the 12.5 seconds?​ ​ (d)  

• +10 m
• +5 m
• 0 m
• -5 m
• -10 m
• 10 m
• 5 m

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the total displacement the person walks?

• +5 m

• -10 m

• 0 m

• +10 m

• 15 m

What is the walker's speed from 0 to 5 seconds?​ (a)  

What is the walker's speed from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?

(b)  

What is the walker's speed from 10 to 12.5 seconds?​ (c)  

• -1 m/s
• 5 m/s

• 0 m/s
• -1 m/s

• 1 m/s
• 2 m/s
• -2 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the walker's velocity from 0 to 5 seconds?​ (a)  

What is the walker's velocity from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?

(b)  

What is the walker's velocity from 10 to 12.5 seconds?​ (c)  

• -1 m/s
• 5 m/s

• 0 m/s
• 1 m/s
• +1 m/s
• +2 m/s
• -2 m/s
• 2 m/s

How does her speed at 3 minutes compare with her speed at 7 minutes?

• She is driving faster at 3 minutes.

• She is driving faster at 7 minutes

• She is driving the same speed at both times

• She is driving slower at 7 minutes

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the velocity of the object from points B to C?

• -1 m/s

• +1 m/s

• -1 mi/min

• • +1 mi/min

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1