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The position-time graph below tracks the motion of two students running a race.

Which best describes the motion of the students?

• Student X starts out slower than Student Y, but Student X finishes the race first.

• Student Y starts out faster than Student X, and Student Y finishes the race first.

• Student X starts out faster than Student Y, but Student X finishes second.

• Student Y starts out slower than Student X, and Student Y finishes second.

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Mandy and Josh raced one lap around the track. The graph below shows the results of their race.

Which statement can be proven by the graph?

• Josh won the race.

• Mandy won the race.

• Mandy ran less distance than Josh.

• Josh ran the race in less time than Mandy.

Carlos and Andrew decided to race each other home from school. The graph below shows the motion of the boys during the race.

Which best describes the race?

• Both boys reached the finish line at the same time.

• Andrew won the race because he reached the finish line in a shorter amount of time.

• Carlos won the race because he reached the finish line in a shorter amount of time.

• Andrew won the race because he reached the finish line in a longer amount of time.

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A student went on a walk, and kept track of their time and distance. The data is displayed in the graph. Which best describes the student’s walk?

• The student went up a hill, and then down a hill.

• The student walked very quickly at the beginning of the walk, but then slowed down at the end.

• The student walked slowly at the beginning of the walk, and faster at the end.

• The student walked at a steady pace, and then returned to the starting point.

Below is a graph showing the change in position over time for a fox and the rabbit it is chasing.

Based on the graph, which best explains what happened to the rabbit and the fox?

• The rabbit was always 10 meters ahead of the fox.

• The fox caught the rabbit 80 seconds after the chase started.

• The fox chased the rabbit but gave up after 60 meters and turned around.

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This graph shows the motion of an object. Which best describes the motion of the object?

• It is sitting still.

• It is moving at a constant speed.

• It continually increases its speed.

• It travels at constant speed and suddenly stops.

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The results of a race are shown in the graph below. Which car finished in second place in the race?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

Which best describes what happens on a position over time graph when an object stops moving?

• The position increases, and the time increases.

• The position increases, but the time stays the same.

• The position does not change, but the time increases.

• The position does not change, and the time stays the same.

The position-time graph below tracks the motion of two students running a race. Which best describes the motion of the students?

• Student X starts out slower than Student Y, but Student X finishes the race first.

• Student Y starts out faster than Student X, and Student Y finishes the race first.

• Student X starts out faster than Student Y, but Student X finishes second.

• Student Y starts out slower than Student X, and Student Y finishes second.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A toy robot moved from a starting point and traveled in a straight line at different speeds. Then the robot turned around and traveled in a straight line at different speeds as it returned to its starting point. Which sentence describes the motion of the robot between seconds 3 and 4?

• The robot was moving away from the starting point.

• The robot was moving toward the starting point.

• The robot was stopped in one place away from the starting point.

• The robot was moving back and forth around the starting point.

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