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WorksheetsInterpreting Motion Graphs
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 19mins
William, Avery, and Ethan are observing a displacement vs time graph of a car moving on a straight road. According to the graph, what type of motion is the car exhibiting?
uniform velocity
uniform speed
the car is at rest (no speed)
acceleration
Olivia observed a parked car over a period of time. What type of motion does the car's graph show?
no velocity (at rest)
uniform velocity
uniform speed
Hannah, Maya, and Aria are observing a toy car's motion on a track. The car starts from a point 10m away from them and moves with a constant speed. How would you describe this motion based on the graph they plotted?
uniform velocity and initial displacement 10m
uniform velocity and initial velocity 10m
accelerated motion
Zero velocity motion
Abigail is observing a car's speedometer from time B to C. What is the best description of the car's motion between these points?
constant acceleration
uniform velocity
at rest
During a physics experiment, Sophia observed the motion of a toy car on a track between points C and D. What is the best description of the car's motion in this section of the track?
constant acceleration
uniform velocity
Object at rest
James throws a ball straight up into the air. What is the best description of the ball's motion as it goes up?
constant positive velocity
constant negative velocity
negative acceleration
gravity
What is happening with Mia's car between points A to B on her journey to school?
Mia's car is accelerating
Mia's car is moving with uniform velocity
Mia's car has uniform acceleration
Arjun is observing a car on a track. What is happening to the car between points B and C?
The car is accelerating
The car has uniform negative velocity
The car has uniform acceleration
Grace, Michael, and Abigail are participating in a race. Grace runs from point A to B, rests from B to C, and then runs backwards from C to D. How would you describe Grace's movement from A to B, from B to C and from C to D?
A to B uniform positive velocity, B to C at rest, C to D uniform negative velocity
A to B positive acceleration, B to C no acceleration and C to D negative acceleration
A to B high speed, B to C low speed, C to D very low speed
Mason is analyzing a distance-time graph of his morning jog. Find the velocity from the given graph.
2 m/s
21 m/s
100 m/s
-2m/s
Rohan is analyzing a graph of his car's motion on a straight road. Help Rohan find the velocity of his car from the given graph.
2 m/s
-2 m/s
2.5 m/s
Abigail, Jackson, and Oliver were conducting a physics experiment. They recorded the velocity of a toy car on a track and plotted a graph. Can you help them find the velocity from the given graph?
-2m/s
−21 sm
2m/s
Aiden is observing a car on a track. What does the car's motion graph show?
positive acceleration
negative acceleration (deceleration)
positive uniform velocity
negative uniform velocity
Abigail, Isla, and Elijah are observing a car's motion on a graph. What does the graph indicate about the car's motion?
The car is moving with a negative velocity
The car is moving with a positive velocity
The car is experiencing negative acceleration, decelerating
The car is experiencing positive acceleration
William, Mason, and Arjun are participating in a relay race. During the third leg of the race (section C), Mason is running. Calculate the displacement Mason traveled in this section. Hint: Remember the area under a v-t graph = displacement and you will need to use TWO shapes!
200 m
100 m
50 m
400 m
Aiden observed a car on a straight road and plotted its position over time on a graph. Use Aiden's graph and pick the most accurate description of the car's motion
The car is moving at constant speed
The car is speeding up
The car is at rest
The car is slowing down
Mason, Aria, and Maya are observing a car on a straight road. Use their observations to choose the most accurate description of the car's motion.
The car is at rest
The car is slowing down
The car is moving at a constant speed
The car is speeding up
Olivia, Daniel, and Henry are observing a car's motion. Use their observations to choose the most accurate description of the car's motion.
The car is moving at constant speed in the positive direction
The car is speeding up in the negative direction
The car is speeding up in the positive direction
The car is slowing down in the negative direction
