Measuring and Graphing Distance vs. Time

What is motion?

• Motion is the change in position of an object with respect to time.

• Motion is the state of being at rest.

• Motion is a measure of weight.

• Motion is a measure of temperature.

What is speed?

• distance traveled per unit time

• acceleration

• force

• energy

How can we measure motion?

• By calculating the rate of change of position over time

• By weighing the object

• By measuring its color

• By analyzing its aroma

What is the definition of speed?

• how fast something is moving

• how far something is going

• acceleration

• kinetic energy

What is the formula for speed?

• Speed = Distance × Time

• Speed = Distance ÷ Time

• Speed = Time ÷ Distance

Fill in the blank: Distance = _______ × Time.

• Speed

• Time

• Acceleration

• Force

Fill in the blank: Time = Distance / _______.

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Force

• Gravity

Fill in the blank: Speed = Distance / _______.

• Time

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Mass

What does a distance vs. time graph help us see?

• The speed of an object

• The color of an object

• The weight of an object

• The temperature of an object

In a distance vs. time graph, what does the x-axis show?

• The x-axis shows time.

• The x-axis shows distance.

• The x-axis shows speed.

• The x-axis shows acceleration.