Graphing Changes in Motion

Henry, Grace, and Charlotte are having a debate about motion. What is motion according to them?

• The process of changing place or position

• The process of changing color or shape

• The process of changing temperature or pressure

• The process of changing taste or smell

Samuel, Ethan, and Michael are playing a game of hide and seek. They need to choose a reference point to determine their hiding spots. What is a reference point?

• A stationary point used to determine the position of an object

• A point that moves along with an object

• A point that changes its position constantly

• A point that is not related to an object's position

Noah, Luna, and Zoe are playing a game where they need to find reference points in their surroundings. Which of the following can they use as reference points?

• Parked cars

• Trees

• Buildings

• All of the above

Priya, Avery, and Ethan are having a race. They decide to plot their progress on a distance vs. time graph. What is plotted on the y-axis of their graph?

• Distance

• Time

• Speed

• Acceleration

Imagine Henry, Emma, and Priya are having a race. If we were to plot a distance vs. time graph for this race, what would be on the x-axis?

• Distance

• Time

• Speed

• Acceleration

Imagine Scarlett, Daniel, and Lily are having a race. They each have a distance vs. time graph that represents their motion. If one of them has a steeper slope on their graph, what does it indicate about their motion?

• Faster motion

• Slower motion

• No motion

• Negative motion

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Imagine Lily, Avery, and Ethan are having a race. They all start at the same time, but when you look at the distance vs. time graph, you notice a flat, horizontal line. What does this indicate about the racer represented by this line?

• They are moving at a constant speed

• They are accelerating

• They are not moving

• They are moving in the opposite direction

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James, Lily, and Nora are having a friendly debate. They are trying to figure out what is plotted on the y-axis of a position vs. time graph. Can you help them settle this?

• Position

• Time

• Speed

• Acceleration

Luna, Anika, and Aria are having a friendly debate. They are trying to figure out what is plotted on the x-axis of a position vs. time graph. Can you help them settle this?

• Position

• Time

• Speed

• Acceleration

Emma, Avery, and Abigail are having a friendly debate about physics. They are discussing what a constant speed on a position vs. time graph indicates. Can you help them settle this?

• Straight line (up or down)

• Curved line (up or down)

• Flat, horizontal line

• Negative motion