What can you tell about the motion of an object represented by a curved line on a distance-time graph?

The object’s speed is not constant.

The object is moving at a constant speed.

If two objects moving at constant speed are represented on a distance-time graph, which object is moving faster?

the object represented by the steepest line

the object represented by the longest line

the object represented by the shortest line

the object with a horizontal line

What are the axes on a distance-time graph?

the x-axis is time and the y-axis is distance

the x-axis is distance and the y-axis is time

the x-axis is time and the y-axis is speed

the x-axis is speed and the y-axis is time

Which choice represents an object moving at constant speed?

a car traveling 10 meters each second

a train going from 0 to 10 meters per second in 30 seconds

Which statement is true based on the graph?

the horse travels 1.0 kilometers in 60 seconds

the horse travels 60 kilometers in 1.0 second

the horse has stopped moving between 80 and 100 seconds

the horse is traveling northeast

Based on the image, which of the following is true about the basketball?

Its speed increases as it travels upward

Based on the image, which is true?

The skateboarder is moving about twice as fast as the walker.

The skateboarder travels about twice as far as the walker.

The walker stops moving halfway across the park.

The skateboarder is heading northeast and the walker is heading north.

Speed and Velocity

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7th Grade

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MS-PS3-1, MS-PS2-4

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Peter Coppelli

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_____ is a measure of the distance an object travels in a unit of time.

speed

acceleration

displacement

velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_____ speed is the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel that distance.

constant

instantaneous

average

variable

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An object’s speed at any particular moment is its _____ speed.

instantaneous

constant

average

variable

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A(n) _____ line on a distance-time graph shows a faster speed.

steeper

level

longer

shorter

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The object represented on this distance-time graph is _____.

not moving

speeding up

slowing down

changing direction

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The _____ of a moving object includes its speed and direction.

velocity

position

acceleration

displacement

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A car’s speedometer indicates its _____ .

instantaneous speed

average speed

velocity

displacement

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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