Distance Time Graphs Explained

What is the first step in plotting points on a distance-time graph?

• Write your name on the paper

• Connect the dots

• Use a ruler

• Label the axes

What does a flat line on a distance-time graph indicate?

• The object is decelerating

• The object is moving at a constant speed

• The object is accelerating

• The object is not moving

How can you describe the motion of an object that shows a straight, upward-sloping line on a distance-time graph?

• The object is not moving

• The object is moving at a constant speed

• The object is decelerating

• The object is accelerating

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What does a curved line that gets steeper on a distance-time graph represent?

• Acceleration

• No movement

• Deceleration

• Constant speed

What is the term used when an object speeds up on a distance-time graph?

• Deceleration

• Constant speed

• Acceleration

• No movement

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What term is used to describe an object that is slowing down on a distance-time graph?

• Decelerating

• Not moving

• Constant speed

• Accelerating

What does a graph with alternating flat and sloped sections indicate?

• The object is accelerating

• The object is decelerating

• The object is moving at a constant speed

• The object is stopping and starting

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In a real-life scenario, what could a graph with a flat section followed by a sloped section represent?

• A ball being thrown and caught

• A car stopping at a stop sign and then moving

• A plane taking off

• A person walking at a constant speed

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What kind of motion does a graph with a steep upward curve followed by a downward curve represent?

• No movement

• Constant speed

• Deceleration

• Acceleration followed by deceleration

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Which of the following best describes a graph where the object is thrown up and then falls down?

• Acceleration followed by deceleration

• Deceleration

• No movement

• Constant speed

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