Interpreting Graphs Part 1

What is happening in the graph between 30 and 40 minutes?

• Sarah is accelerating
• Sarah is not moving
• Sarah is slowing down
• Sarah is travelling at a constant speed

Where is the object not moving

• A-B
• O-A
• C-D
• B-C

What is happening in this graph from point A to B? HINT: Look at the axis labels. 

• The object is accelerating.
• The object is not moving.
• The object is decelerating.
• The object is moving at a constant speed.

John is traveling to school:

At what segment is John traveling back home? 

• A

• B

• C

• D

John is traveling to school:

At what segments is John traveling AWAY from home? 

• A

• B

• C

• D

The graph shows Timmy's distance he is as he leaves school one afternoon. What happens in section B?

• Timmy is walking back to school because he forgot his math book.

• Timmy is talking to a friend and not walking.

• Timmy is walking faster home.

• Timmy is dancing in the street.

What is happening at D?

• Stationary
• Accelerating
• Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
• Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

Choose the graph of distance as a function of time that matches the situation:

Space shuttle flight (the space shuttle's distance from Earth)

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Choose the graph of distance as a function of time that matches the situation:

Riding an elevator to the top floor, stopping at each floor

(the rider's distance from the ground)

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