Acceleration and Speed Graphs

What can we say about the graph between points A & B?

• The object is accelerating rapidly.

• The object is not moving.

• The object is at a constant speed.

• The object is slowing down.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What can we say about the graph between points B & C?

• The object is returning home.

• The object is rapidly decreasing.

• The object is not moving.

• The object is at a constant rate of speed.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What can we say about the object's motion between point C and D?

• The object is at a constant speed.

• The object is at home.

• The object is not moving.

• The object is increasing speed.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

This graph measures...

(hint: the rate at which distance changes)

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

This graph measures...

(this is NOT a repeated question, the rate at which speed changes)

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

This graph shows an object is...

• stopped

• at constant speed

• speeding up

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Object ...

• accelerates... then goes constant speed... then accelerates again

• goes constant speed... stops... goes constant speed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What does the slope of a speed time graph tell you?

• distance

• time

• speed

• acceleration

What does the slope of a distance time graph give you?

• distance

• time

• speed

• acceleration

In this distance time graph A shows

• Constant speed

• Acceleration

• Distance

• Stopped

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1