Calculating Speed on a Graph

• 1.4 m/s

• 0.71 m/s

• 22.4 m/s

• 35 m/s

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What type of graph is shown above?

• distance/time

• speed/time

• velocity/time

• average speed/time

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How is the graph moving?

• accelerating

• constant speed

• at rest

• decelerating

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How is this graph moving?

• not moving

• decelerating

• accelerating

• constant speed

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Where on the graph is the car not moving?

• 15 meters

• 25 meters

• at point of origin (0)

• 20 meters

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From 0 to 15 meters how was the graph moving?

• accelerating

• constant speed

• decelerating

• at rest

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Point C and D how is the graph moving?

• constant speed

• accelerating

• decelerating

• not moving

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According to the graph, how long was the driver at rest at 8 miles?

• 2 and half hours

• 1 hour

• 5 hours

• half an hour

Define speed

• the amount of average speed in a given distance

• the change in time over a specific distance

• the change in distance over a specific time

• the amount of meters traveled over time

• neither answer is correct

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

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Distance

• Time