Calculating Speed from Distance Time Graphs

The video tutorial explains how to graph speed using a distance and time graph. It covers the concepts of independent and dependent variables, with time as the independent variable and distance as the dependent variable. The tutorial describes motion on the graph from points A to B and B to C, and how to calculate average speed using the slope of the graph. Example calculations are provided to illustrate these concepts.

Which variable is always placed on the x-axis in a distance-time graph?

• Slope

• Speed

• Time

• Distance

What is the dependent variable in a distance-time graph?

• Slope

• Speed

• Time

• Distance

How would you describe the motion from point 0 to A on the graph?

• Constant forward movement

• At rest

• Accelerating

• Decelerating

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What is the motion from point A to B on the graph?

• Moving in reverse

• Accelerating

• At rest

• Constant forward movement

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From point B to C, the object is:

• Moving forward

• Moving in reverse

• Accelerating

• At rest

What is the formula for calculating average speed?

• Change in x over change in y

• Distance divided by time

• Change in y over change in x

• Time divided by distance

If y2 is 10 and y1 is 0, and x2 is 4 and x1 is 0, what is the average speed?

• 4 meters per second

• 3 meters per second

• 2.5 meters per second

• 2 meters per second

What is the average speed from point B to C if y2 is 6, y1 is 10, x2 is 14, and x1 is 10?

• Negative 0.5 meters per second

• Negative 1 meter per second

• 1 meter per second

• 0.5 meters per second

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What is the speed from point A to B?

• 3 meters per second

• 2 meters per second

• 0 meters per second

• 1 meter per second

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What is the unit of speed in the given graph?

• Meters

• Meters per second

• Seconds per meter

• Seconds

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