Position-Time Graphs: Analyzing Motion and Velocity

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

• Position

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Time

If an object moves from a position of 3 to 6 in 3 seconds, what is its velocity?

• 0.5 meters per second

• 2 meters per second

• 1 meter per second

• 3 meters per second

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What is the y-intercept of a position-time graph?

• The time when the object starts moving

• The position when time is zero

• The velocity of the object

• The slope of the graph

How is the slope of a position-time graph related to the object's motion?

• It represents the object's velocity

• It represents the object's time

• It represents the object's acceleration

• It represents the object's position

What is the velocity of an object if the slope of its position-time graph is 0?

• 3 meters per second

• 2 meters per second

• 1 meter per second

• 0 meters per second

How do you find the starting position of an object on a position-time graph?

• By measuring the distance traveled

• By finding the y-intercept

• By calculating the area under the graph

• By looking at the slope

What is the velocity of an object if the rise is 3 meters and the run is 12 seconds?

• 1 meter per second

• 2 meters per second

• 0.5 meters per second

• 0.25 meters per second

How do you find the distance traveled on a position-time graph?

• By measuring the displacement

• By looking at the y-intercept

• By finding the slope

• By adding up all the individual distances

What is the displacement if an object starts at 2 meters and ends at 0 meters?

• -2 meters

• 0 meters

• 2 meters

• 4 meters

If an object travels 6 meters up, stays still, and then travels 5 meters down, what is the total distance traveled?

• 5 meters

• 6 meters

• 11 meters

• 1 meter