Exploring Distance Time Graphs

The video tutorial covers motion graphs, focusing on distance-time graphs. It explains how to interpret horizontal lines as objects at rest, straight lines as constant speed, and curved lines as acceleration. The tutorial also compares speeds of different objects using graph angles and demonstrates how to analyze complex graphs with multiple objects.

What does the y-axis represent in a distance-time graph?

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Distance

• Time

If an object is at rest, what will its distance-time graph look like?

• A vertical line

• A horizontal line

• A diagonal line

• A curved line

What does it mean if the distance does not change over time on a distance-time graph?

• The object is moving at a constant speed

• The object is decelerating

• The object is not moving

• The object is accelerating

What does a horizontal line on a distance-time graph indicate about the object's motion?

• The object is at rest

• The object is decelerating

• The object is accelerating

• The object is moving at a constant speed

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

• The object is accelerating

• The object is at rest

• The object is moving at a constant speed

• The object is decelerating

How can you calculate speed from a distance-time graph?

• By multiplying total distance by total time

• By dividing total distance by total time

• By subtracting total time from total distance

• By adding total distance and total time

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How can you tell which object is moving faster on a distance-time graph?

• By the starting point of the line

• By the length of the line

• By the steepness of the line

• By the color of the line

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In a distance-time graph, what does a steeper line indicate?

• Object at rest

• Constant speed

• Faster speed

• Slower speed

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

• Acceleration

• Rest

• Constant speed

• Deceleration

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

• The object is slowing down

• The object is speeding up

• The object is moving at a constant speed

• The object is at rest