Speed and Distance Time Graphs

Which information is needed to determine how fast a truck is traveling?

• direction and mass

• distance and time

• size and speed

• time and weight

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A runner traveled 6 miles in one hour. During the next hour, she traveled

8 miles. Which best describes the motion of the runner during the second

hour?

• speeding up

• slowing down

• changing direction

• remaining the same

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A car traveled for ten minutes. In the first seven minutes, the car

traveled seven miles. In the last three minutes, the car traveled one

mile. Which best describes the motion of the car in the last three

minutes?

• The car stopped.

• The car sped up.

• The car slowed down.

• The car went twice as fast.

Car A and Car B left from the same location at the same time and

traveled the same distance, but Car B arrived at the destination

first. What can most likely be concluded about Car A?

• Car A traveled faster than Car B.

• Car A traveled slower than Car B.

• Car A took a different route than Car B.

• Car A traveled at the same speed as Car B.

Mike and Rachel ride their bikes 1 mile to the park and then ride their

bikes 1 mile to the store. It takes them longer to get to the park than it

takes to get to the grocery store. Which can most likely be concluded?

• Mike and Rachel biked faster to the park.

• Mike and Rachel biked faster to the store.

• Mike and Rachel went a different way to the park and the store.

• Mike and Rachel biked the same speed to the park and the store.

A student went on a walk, and kept track of their time and distance. The data is displayed in the graph. Which best describes the student’s walk?

• The student went up a hill, and then down a hill.

• The student walked very quickly at the beginning of the walk, but then slowed down at

  the end.

• The student walked slowly at the beginning of the walk, and faster at the end.

• The student walked at a steady pace, and then returned to the starting point.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

This graph shows the movement of an object. When is the biggest decrease in movement?

• between seconds 0 and 1

• between seconds 1 and 2

• between seconds 2 and 5

• between seconds 5 and 6

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

This graph shows the movement of an earthworm.

Gavin and Maddy observed an earthworm crawling on the sidewalk for four minutes. When did the earthworm move the greatest distance?

• between 0 and 1 minutes

• between 1 and 2 minutes

• between 2 and 3 minutes

• between 3 and 4 minutes

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

This graph shows the motion of a cheetah, a human, and a pig.

Which statement describes their movement?

• The pig is traveling at a faster speed because it reached 500 meters

  in a shorter amount of time.

• The cheetah, human, and pig all traveled at the same speed because

  they all reached 500 meters.

• The human is traveling at a faster speed because it reached 500

  meters in a shorter amount of time.

• The cheetah is traveling at a faster speed because it reached 500

  meters in a shorter amount of time.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

This graph shows Melissa’s morning run.

How far did Melissa run between minutes 2 and 3?

• 0 meters

• 150 meters

• 300 meters

• 600 meters

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1