Distance and Speed Time Quiz

What is the motion of the car in the graph?

• The car is speeding up

• The car is slowing down

• The car is at a constant speed towards reference point

• The car is at a constant speed away from reference point

What is the motion of the car in the graph?

• The car is slowing down

• The car is speeding up

• The car is traveling at a constant speed

• The car is not moving

What is the motion of the car in the graph?

• The car is moving quickly

• The car is not moving

• The car is moving towards the reference point

• The car is changing direction

What is the motion of the car in the graph?

• A. The car is slowing down

• B. The car is going slow at a constant speed

• C. The car is speeding up

• D. The car is changing direction

Answer explanation

Which line shows a faster speed?

• The dotted line

• The solid line

What is happening to the motion of the walker in the graph?

• The walker changed direction, away from the reference point

• The walker changed direction, towards the reference point

• The walker started to slow down

• The walker started to speed up

Which graph shows the runners starting their race at the same spot?

• A

• B

What variable always goes on the x-axis

(bottom of the graph) in a distance - time graph?

• Distance

• Time

• Runners

• Averages

Which line shows a runner stopping closer to the “starting line” than the other?

• The dotted line

• The solid line

Which line shows a slower speed in the graph?

• The dotted line

• The solid line