Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration: Lesson 3

What is plotted on the y-axis of the graph used to track Daniel's bike ride?

• Distance

• Time

• Speed

• Acceleration

How far had Daniel biked three minutes into his ride?

• 1,500 meters

• 500 meters

• 2,000 meters

• 2,500 meters

What type of graph is used to represent an object's motion in the passage?

• Line graph

• Bar graph

• Pie chart

• Histogram

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At what time did Daniel bike a distance of 500 meters?

• One minute

• Three minutes

• Five minutes

• Ten minutes

If Daniel continues at the same rate, how far will he have biked in 7 minutes?

• 3,500 meters

• 3,000 meters

• 4,000 meters

• 2,500 meters

What is the formula for calculating speed from a graph?

• Speed = Distance / Time

• Speed = Time / Distance

• Speed = Distance x Time

• Speed = Time x Distance

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How is the slope of a graph related to speed?

• Slope represents the average speed

• Slope represents the total distance

• Slope represents the total time

• Slope represents the acceleration

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What is the average speed of Daniel's bike ride between minute 1 and minute 3?

• 500 meters per minute

• 1000 meters per minute

• 1500 meters per minute

• 200 meters per minute

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How do you calculate the slope of a line on a graph?

• Divide the vertical change by the horizontal change

• Multiply the vertical change by the horizontal change

• Add the vertical change to the horizontal change

• Subtract the horizontal change from the vertical change

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What does a constant slope on a distance-time graph indicate?

• Constant speed

• Increasing speed

• Decreasing speed

• Variable speed