U1L2: Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Graphs

Match graph's description to the vocabulary word.

• Position v. Time Graph

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• Acceleration v. Time Graph

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• Velocity v. Time Graph

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This graph shows Ashley's journey to her friend's house.

What is Ashley's distance from her house at 0 minutes?

• 0 m

• 200 m

• 400 m

• 600 m

This graph shows Ashley's journey to her friend's house.

What is Ashley's distance from her house at 4 minutes?

• 400 m

• 600 m

• 800 m

• 1000 m

This graph shows Ashley's journey to her friend's house.

What is Ashley's distance from her house at 10 minutes?

• 1000 m

• 1200 m

• 1400 m

• 1600 m

This graph shows Ashley's journey to her friend's house.

Between what times of her trip did Ashley stop?

• Between 0-4 minutes

• Between 4-8 minutes

• Between 8-10 minutes

This graph shows how three runners did in a race.

Rank the runners from slowest to fastest.

• Fastest

• Albert

• Middle

• Bob

• Slowest

• Charlie

This graph shows how three runners did in a race.

Calculate the velocity of the runners.

(Hint: ÷ by distance and time)

• 8.3 m/s

• Charlie

• 7.1 m/s

• Bob

• 5.9 m/s

• Albert

What does a straight line going horizontally show? (Select all that apply)

• The object has a constant velocity.

• The object is stopped.

• The velocity is increasing (the object is getting faster).

• The velocity is decreasing (the object is getting slower).

What does a straight line going upwards show?

• The object has a constant velocity.

• The object is stopped.

• The velocity is increasing (the object is getting faster).

• The velocity is decreasing (the object is getting slower).

What does a straight line going downwards show?

• The object has a constant velocity.

• The object is stopped.

• The velocity is increasing (the object is getting faster).

• The velocity is decreasing (the object is getting slower).