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position-time graphs

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which object is fastest?
a)
Runner
b)
Walker
c)
Biker
2.
Who won the race?
a)
Ashok
b)
Cameron
c)
Juanita
d)
Angela
3.
What's the object's motion?
a)
Fast & constant
b)
Getting faster
c)
Slow & constant
d)
Stopped
4.
What's the object's motion?
a)
Getting faster, then slower
b)
Fast, then stops
c)
Running
d)
Fast, then slow
5.
What's the object's motion?
a)
Medium, stops, fast
b)
Crawling
c)
Slow, fast, faster
d)
Going up
6.
What's the object's motion?
a)
Going up
b)
Slowing to a stop
c)
Getting faster
d)
Approaching the speed of light
7.
What's the object's motion?
a)
Going up
b)
Going backwards
c)
Getting faster
d)
Getting slower
8.
Which graph represents the fastest runner?
a)
Runner A
b)
Runner B
c)
Runner C
d)
Runner D
9.
Which graph indicates that one of the runners started 10 meters ahead of the other?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
Graph D
10.
In which graph are both runners moving at the same speed?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
Graph D
11.
How fast is this object?
a)
14 m/s
b)
3 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
3 km/min
12.
What's the object's velocity in part A?
a)
5 m/s
b)
0 m/s
c)
1 m/s
d)
2 m/s
13.
What's the object's velocity in part B?
a)
5 m/s
b)
0 m/s
c)
1 m/s
d)
2 m/s
14.
What's the object's velocity in part C?
a)
5 m/s
b)
-2 m/s
c)
1 m/s
d)
2 m/s
15.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
16.

from 3rd second to 5th second, the object is

a)

moving at a constant speed

b)

speeding up

c)

not moving

d)

slowing down

17.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
18.

What is happening at E?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Steady speed; returning to start position

19.
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
20.

What is happening in this graph from point B to C?

a)

The object is going down a hill.

b)

The object is returning to its starting location.

c)

The object is slowing down.

d)

The object is staying still.

21.
The speed of the object is changing during interval:
a)
A-B
b)
B-C
c)
C-D
d)
D-E
22.

From t=1.0 second to t=3.0 seconds, the object is

a)

moving at a constant speed

b)

speeding up

c)

not moving

d)

slowing down

23.

According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

a)

2 m

b)

10 m

c)

0 m

d)

5 m

24.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking 
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still 
d)
Walking Fast
25.

When was Marie driving the fastest?

a)

C to D

b)

D to E

c)

E to F

26.

What could account for Marie’s motion at 27 minutes?

a)

She was late so she broke the speed limit

b)

She forgot something at home and ran back to get it

c)

She was stopped at a red light

d)

She was driving across the top of a hill

27.

It usually takes Marie 30 minutes to get to work. Did her trip take...

a)

The average amount of time.

b)

Longer then average amount of time.

c)

Shorter then average amount of time.

28.

How far away is Marie's work from her house?

a)

40 mi

b)

25 mi

c)

20 mi

d)

5 mi

29.

How far did Marie go before she turned around?

a)

20 mi

b)

5 mi

c)

10 mi

d)

25 mi

30.

During what period of time was Marie stopped?

a)

0-5 minutes

b)

5-10 minutes

c)

10-25 minutes

d)

25-30 minutes

31.

What does the slope of a velocity-time graph represent?

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

32.

When was Marie driving the fastest?

a)

C to D

b)

D to E

c)

E to F

33.

Which two cars are travelling in the negative direction?

a)

Car A

b)

Car B

c)

Car C

d)

Car D

e)

Car E

34.

Which car is not moving?

a)

Car A

b)

Car B

c)

Car C

d)

Car D

e)

Car E

35.

Which car is travelling fastest in the positive direction?

a)

Car A

b)

Car B

c)

Car C

d)

Car D

e)

Car E

36.

In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the same speed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

According to the graph, what was the Speed for the first 5 seconds?

a)

1 m/s

b)

0.5 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

2 m/s

38.

According to the graph, what was the Velocity for the time interval between 10 and 12 seconds?

a)

-2.5 m/s, meaning to the left

b)

-0.5 m/s, meaning to the left

c)

-2 m/s, meaning to the left

d)

2 m/s, meaning to the right

e)

2.5 m/s, meaning to the right

39.
What happened during A to B point?
a)
not moving
b)
increasing speed at a constant rate
c)
moving at a constant speed
d)
moving at 10 m/s2 acceleration
40.

Consider the graph shown below. Which description below is consistent with the graph?

a)

The object moves slowly at a constant speed and then faster at a constant speed.

b)

The object accelerates in the positive direction and then accelerates more rapidly.

c)

The object moves forward, changes direction and then accelerates more rapidly.