Graphs of Motion Speed Time

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is stopped."

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Match the graph to the description:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

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Match the graph to the description:

"The car is accelerating speeding up (positive acceleration)."

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Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is slowing down (negative acceleration)."

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Segment O-A: The bus is _________________. It's speed changes from 0m/s to 10 m/s in 5 seconds.

• accelerating

• decelerating

• constant speed

• at rest

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Segment A-B: The bus is moving at a _________________ of 10 m/s for 5 seconds.

• accelerating

• decelerating

• constant speed

• at rest

Segment B-C: The bus is _________________. It is slowing down from 10 m/s rest in 3 seconds.

• accelerating

• decelerating

• constant speed

• at rest

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Segment C-D: The bus is _________________. It has stopped.

• accelerating

• decelerating

• constant speed

• at rest

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Segment D-E: The bus is _________________. It is gradually increasing it's speed.

• accelerating

• decelerating

• constant speed

• at rest

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Segment E-F: The bus is moving at a _________________ of 5 m/s for 4 seconds.

• accelerating

• decelerating

• constant speed

• at rest