Force and Motion 3 (Graphing)

Alesia is taking a long ride on her bicycle. The graph shows how far she is from home at different times during her ride. What was Alesia doing from hour 3 to hour 4 of the trip?

• moving closer to home

• staying in one place

• riding up a long hill

• moving farther from home

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This graph shows the distance a soccer ball has traveled versus time. Which type of motion could the data on the graph indicate?

• The ball moved 5 m during a 10 s interval and then stopped moving.

• The ball moved at a rate of 5 m/s throughout the time period of the graph.

• The ball moved 5 m before the beginning of the graph and then stopped moving at 0 s.

• The ball moved at a rate of 5 m/s before the beginning graph and then stopped moving at 0 s.

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Force and Motion

Which graph represents an object that is decreasing in speed?

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Which graph shows a person with a 20-yard head start for the sack race?

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Force and Motion

Which graph depicts an object whose speed is increasing?

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A bus moves down the street at a rate of 500 meters per minute for 5 minutes. Which graph shows the motion of the bus?

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Force and Motion

An airplane flies from North Carolina to New York. Based on the graph, which is the estimated speed of the plane?

• 100 miles/hour

• 300 miles/hour

• 400 miles/hour

• 500 miles/hour

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Force and Motion

The graph above shows the motion of a helicopter. At what time did the helicopter go back to its original position?

• 2 minutes

• 4 minutes

• 6 minutes

• 8 minutes

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Force and Motion

The graph above represents a traveling car. What can be determined about the speed at which the car is traveling?

• The car is accelerating.

• The car is slowing down.

• The car is traveling at various speeds.

• The car is traveling at a constant speed.

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Force and Motion

This graph shows how far a runner is at different times during a race. During what part of the trip did the runner move the fastest?

• 0 min to 10 min

• 10 min to 30 min

• 40 min to 60 min

• 70 min to 80 min

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Force and Motion