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Distance-Time Graph

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

2.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

3.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

4.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

5.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
6.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
7.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
8.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
9.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is coming back."

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Segment B-C The bus is _________________.

a)

at rest

b)

returning (to original position)

c)

moving forward

11.

How do you find the speed from a distance-time graph?

a)

Find the area under the graph

b)

Find the gradient of the line

c)

Read the height of the graph

12.

What is the speed after 2 seconds?

a)

40 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

10 m/s

d)

40 m

13.
a)
b)
c)
d)
14.
a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What is the graph showing?

a)

Slowing down moving toward start

b)

Speeding up moving toward start

c)

Slowing down moving away from start

d)

Speed up moving away from start

16.

Speed is different from velocity because

a)

Velocity has a direction

b)

Speed uses Distance /Time

c)

Velocity doesn't include time

17.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a
a)
comparison point
b)
reference point
c)
point of view
d)
motion detector
18.

Which line shows the slower pace?

a)

dashed line

b)

solid line

19.

The speed of the object during part A of the journey is (a)   m/s.

20.
Which graph shows a car that is moving at a constant velocity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
none of them