Reading Time Distance Graphs

What is the speed of this object at 3 seconds?

• 5 m/s

• 45 m/s

• 5 s/m

• 45 s/m

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Molly is watching a wind-up toy walking across a table. She observes that the toy covers 1 cm every second for 10 seconds. Which graph do you think most closely represents the toy's  journey across the table?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What does this graph represent?

• Constant Speed

• Acceleration

• Not moving

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At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 

• 0 m

• 10 m

• 20 m

• 40 m

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How many times does this object STOP moving?

• None

• Once

• Twice

• Three times

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How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?

• 0 s

• 10 s

• 15 s

• 20 s

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The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house. 
What is occurring from point A to point B?

• they are traveling at a constant speed

• they are decreasing in speed

• they stopped to take a break

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At what time did runner A pass runner B?

• 0 seconds

• 1 second

• 2 seconds

• 3 seconds

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What does the slope of a distance-time graph represent?

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Distance

• Time

If a distance-time graph is a horizontal line, what does this indicate about the object's motion?

• The object is moving at a constant speed

• The object is accelerating

• The object is stationary

• The object is moving backwards