L 6.4 Acceleration Graphs

What does the X-axis represent in an acceleration graph?

• Speed

• Velocity

• Time

• Distance

What does the Y-axis represent in an acceleration graph?

• Speed

• Time

• Distance

What does the term 'acceleration' refer to in motion graphing?

• The rate of change of distance.

• The rate of change of velocity.

• The rate of change of time.

• The rate of change of speed.

What does a velocity vs. time graph help to understand about an object's motion?

• The object's color.

• The object's shape.

• The object's acceleration.

• The object's temperature.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What does a downward sloping line on a velocity vs. time graph represent?

• Increasing speed

• Decreasing speed

• Constant speed

• No speed

What does a velocity vs. time graph with a line that curves downwards indicate?

• Increasing acceleration

• Decreasing acceleration

• Constant speed

• No motion

Match the description to the line

a

b

c

No Speed

Constant Speed

Change in Acceleration

Turning around

Constant Acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Describe the objects motion from this graph.

• The object moves at a constant speed throughout.
• The object decelerates, then stops, then accelerates.
• The object moves in a circular motion without changing speed.
• The object accelerates, maintains a constant velocity, then accelerates again.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1