Describing Motion Graphs

The graph shows the motion of a car for a five-second period.

Which answer is correct?

• The car is at rest at: 0.0 s;

  The car is moving at a constant speed at: 2.0 s

• The car is at rest at: 0.0 s;

  The car is moving at a constant speed at: 4.0 s

• The car is at rest at: 4.0 s;

  The car is moving at a constant speed at: 0.0 s

• The car is at rest at: 4.0 s;

  The car is moving at a constant speed at: 2.0 s

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The graph shows how the speed of an object varies with time. At which point on the graph is the greatest distance travelled per second?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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• The acceleration is not constant.

• The acceleration is negative.

• The speed is decreasing.

• The velocity is constant.

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The diagrams below are distance-time graphs for four bodies.

Which body is moving with an increasing speed?

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A girl goes for a ride on her bicycle.

The diagram shows how her speed changes with time for part of her journey.

In which labelled section is she moving with constant speed?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The slope of this graph represents...

• Speed

• Constant acceleration

• Velocity

• Time

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Looking at the entire graph, what is the displacement of the turtle?

• 3 m

• 25 m

• -3 m

• 0 m

What does this graph represent?

• Constant speed

• Acceleration

• Not moving

Which of the following distance-time graphs represents an object moving at a constant speed?

• A graph with a straight line sloping upwards

• A graph with a curve sloping upwards

• A graph with a straight line sloping downwards

• A graph with a horizontal line

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

• Acceleration

• Speed

• Distance

• Time