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WorksheetsSpeed- Velocity and Graphs
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 15mins
What does the slope of a position-time graph represent?
Distance
Displacement
Velocity
Acceleration
Consider the graph shown below. Which description below is consistent with the graph?
The object moves slowly at a constant speed and then faster at a constant speed.
The object accelerates in the positive direction and then accelerates more rapidly.
The object moves forward, changes direction and then accelerates more rapidly.
What is the starting point of the object?
2 m
4 m
10 m
20 m
What is the average velocity of this object? Use slope equation.
+ 0.5 m/s
-0.5 m/s
+ 2 m/s
-2 m/s
Which one of the following graphs describes an object that is moving at a constant speed to the left (- direction)?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which one of the following graphs describes an object that is at rest?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which one of the following graphs describes an object that is moving at a constant speed to the right (+ direction)?
a.
b.
c.
d.
What is the unit for velocity?
m
s
m/s, right
m/s/s
At 8 s what is the objects position?
2 m
4 m
10 m
20 m
Rank the following objects from slowest to fastest.
B-A-C
C-B-A
A-C-B
C-A-B
To determine how fast an object is moving on a position-time graph I should...
Look at the vertical axis at that time
Look at the steepness of the line (slope)
Look at if the slope is positive or negative
Look at the direction of the curvature, if any
To determine which way an object is moving on a Position-time graph I should...
Look at the vertical axis at that time
Look at the steepness of the line (slope)
Look at if the slope is positive or negative
Look at the direction of the curvature, if any
Describe the motion of an object given by this Position-time graph.
not moving then moving backward
moving forward then not moving
moving backward then not moving
moving forward then backward
15 m/h
Jose wandered 4 km at 2 km/hr. How long did Jose wander?
2 hours
8 hours
0.5 hours
2 km
Which of the following is an acceptable velocity measurement?
25 m/s North
25 m/s
25 m
25 m North
An object travels 100 m North then 50 m South. What total distance did it travel?
150 m
50 m North
50 m South
150 m North
An object travels 100 m North then 50 m South. What is its total displacement?
150 m
50 m North
50 m South
150 m North
