Speed and Graphs

According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

• 2 m

• 10 m

• 0 m

• 5 m

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What can we say about the graph between the O and A?

• The object is rapidly accelerating.

• The object is traveling at a constant speed.

• The object is not moving.

• The object is traveling away from the start position.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What can we say about the graph between points B & C?

• The object is returning home.

• The object is rapidly decreasing.

• The object is not moving.

• The object is at a constant rate of speed.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What can we say about the object's motion between point C and D?

• The object is at a constant speed.

• The object is at home.

• The object is not moving.

• The object is increasing speed.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

This graph shows an object is...

• stopped

• at constant speed

• speeding up

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

This graph shows an object is...

• at constant speed

• speeding up

• slowing down

• stopped

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Object ...

• accelerates... then goes constant speed... then accelerates again

• goes constant speed... stops... goes constant speed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is slowing down."

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The graph shows the distance a toy car travelled over time. What was the average speed of the toy car represented in the graph?

• 125 km/min

• 12.5 km/min

• 0.1 km/min

• 0.05 km/min

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The motion of a ball is shown in the graph. Calculate the average speed of the ball represented in the graph.

• 0.2 m/s

• 0.1 m/s

• 0.5 m/s

• 5.0 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1