Time Speed and Distance Graphing

A car's position in relation to time is plotted on the graph. What can be said about the car during segment B?

• The car travels for 80 seconds during segment B

• The car has come to a stop and has zero velocity.

• The car is traveling faster during segment B than in segment C

• The car is traveling with a constant velocity due to he flat line of the graph.

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

• Mass and time

• Temperature and mass

• Mass and distance

• Distance and time

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How many times does this object STOP moving?

• None

• Once

• Twice

• Three times

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Which of the graphs shows that one of runners started 10 yards further ahead of the other (note that graph c is the bottom right and graph d is the bottom left)? 

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

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What does this graph represent?

• Constant Speed

• Acceleration

• Deacceleration

• Not moving

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What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?

• Walking 

• Running

• Standing Still 

• Walking Fast

What is happening at E?

• Stationary

• Accelerating

• Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

• Steady speed; returning to start position

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During summer break, Jamie's family went camping in the mountains. There were no roads to their camp, 8 miles away, and it took them 4.5 hours to reach their campsite on foot. Did Jamie's family stop to rest during the trip? How can you tell from the data?

• No. They continued moving but their speed varied.

• Yes, after 1.5 hours, there is no change in position for 30 minutes.

• No. They continued moving, although they also slowed down continuously during the trip.

• Not really. They did stop, but that was only when they reached the campsites at distance equals 0.

What do the four graphs have in common?

• They all indicate a constant speed.

• They all indicate an increase in speed.

• All 4 graphs have nothing in common.

• They all represent the same speed in m/s.

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The graph shows the speed of a car during a trip along the highway. What can you say, in general, about the speed of the car?

• It is constant during the trip

• It is moving at a slow rate of speed.

• It is increasing throughout the trip

• It varies at different times during the trip

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