Distance vs. Time Graphs

What is motion? (paragraph 1)

• The process of changing place or position

• The process of staying still

• The process of growing

• The process of shrinking

Which of the following is an example of motion? (paragraph 1)

• A parked car

• A tree

• A bird flying

• A building

What is a reference point? (paragraph 1)

• A moving object

• A stationary point used to determine motion

• A type of graph

• A type of vehicle

What is a common type of motion graph? (paragraph 1)

• Speed vs. time graph

• Distance vs. time graph

• Height vs. time graph

• Weight vs. time graph

What does a steeper slope on a distance vs. time graph indicate? (paragraph 2)

• The object is moving slower.

• The object is moving faster.

• The object is not moving.

• The object is moving backward.

How is constant speed represented on a distance vs. time graph? (paragraph 2)

• By a curved line.

• By a flat, horizontal line.

• By a straight line that is slanted upward.

• By a line slanting downward.

What does a curved line on a distance vs. time graph represent? (paragraph 2)

• Constant speed.

• No motion.

• Acceleration.

• Deceleration.

What does a flat, horizontal line on a distance vs. time graph indicate? (paragraph 2)

• The object is accelerating.

• The object is moving at constant speed.

• The object is not moving.

• The object is moving backward.

Why will the line on a distance vs. time graph never slant downward? (paragraph 2)

• Because the object is moving backward.

• Because you cannot subtract the distance traveled.

• Because the object is accelerating.

• Because the object is moving at constant speed.

What does the line labeled "Object at rest" represent on the graph? (paragraph 3)

• An object moving at a constant speed

• An object moving with changing speed

• An object not moving

• An object accelerating