Graphing Motion: Distance-Time Relationships

What does motion refer to in the context of graphing?

• A change in position measured by distance and time

• The direction of an object

• The acceleration of an object

• The speed of an object

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On a distance-time graph, what is always plotted on the x-axis?

• Distance

• Speed

• Time

• Acceleration

What does a horizontal line on a distance-time graph indicate?

• The object is accelerating

• The object is moving at a constant speed

• The object is at rest

• The object is decelerating

If an object moves one meter every second, what kind of line will it produce on a distance-time graph?

• A horizontal line

• A steep line

• A curved line

• A straight line with a constant slope

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What does a steeper line on a distance-time graph indicate compared to a less steep line?

• The object is moving faster

• The object is at rest

• The object is moving slower

• The object is decelerating

What does a downward sloping line on a distance-time graph represent?

• The object is moving at a constant speed

• The object is accelerating

• The object is returning to the start

• The object is at rest

How is acceleration represented on a distance-time graph?

• As a horizontal line

• As a straight line with a constant slope

• As a downward sloping line

• As a curved line

What does a curved line on a distance-time graph indicate?

• Constant speed

• Acceleration

• Deceleration

• Rest

What does the green line represent in the example given in the video?

• Acceleration

• A fast steady speed

• Deceleration

• A slow steady speed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What does the red line represent in the example given in the video?

• Acceleration

• Returning to start

• A fast steady speed

• A steady speed followed by rest

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