Velocity Time Graph Quiz

What do velocity time graphs show?

• Change of distance over time

• Change of velocity over time

• Change of speed over time

• Change of time over velocity

What does a horizontal line on a velocity time graph indicate?

• Deceleration

• Acceleration

• Constant speed

• No movement

What does a curved line on a velocity time graph indicate?

• CHANGING acceleration

• No acceleration

• Increasing acceleration

• Constant acceleration

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is accelerating speeding up (positive acceleration)."

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Match the description to the graph:

"The car is coming back."

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What is happening in this graph from point B to C? This is a SPEED-TIME GRAPH !! Look CAREFULLY !

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• The object is slowing down.
• The object is going down a hill.
• The object is returning to its starting location.
• The object is staying still.

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A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion
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• Velocity
• Speed
• Acceleration
• Vector

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Can be measured in meters (m)
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• Distance
• Time
• Speed
• Acceleration

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What does this line represent on the graph?

• Constant acceleration

• Stationary

• Negative acceleration

• Constant velocity

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What does the line on this graph represent?

• Increasing acceleration

• Constant speed (velocity)

• Negative acceleration

• Stationary