Motion Graphs Quiz

Which of the following can be inferred from the graph?

• The object is experiencing acceleration.

• The object is moving along a curved path.

• The object has a negative acceleration.

• The object moves at a constant speed.

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Which graph BEST represents the motion of an object that was initially at rest and is accelerating uniformly?

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This is a velocity-time graph. What is the object doing in segment A?

• Speeding up

• Slowing down

• Constant Velocity

• Not moving

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This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment B?

• Positive acceleration
• Negative acceleration
• Constant Velocity
• Not moving

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This is a velocity-time graph. What is the object doing in segment C?

• Speeding up

• Slowing down

• Constant Velocity

• Not moving

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Describe the motion of the object in the graph

• Moving with constant speed

• Speeding up

• Not moving

What is this graph showing?

• Constant Speed
• Acceleration (speeding up)
• Deceleration (slowing down)
• No motion

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Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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On this position vs time graph, describe the motion of A.

• constant positive velocity

• constant negative velocity

• positive acceleration

• negative acceleration

• velocity is zero

On this position vs time graph, describe the motion of B.

• constant positive velocity

• constant negative velocity

• positive acceleration

• negative acceleration

• velocity is zero