Exploring Distance-Time and Speed-Time Graphs

What is the term used to describe the change in velocity over time?

• Distance

• Acceleration

• Direction

• Speed

On a distance-time graph, what does a horizontal line represent?

• Deceleration

• Object at rest

• Acceleration

• Constant speed

How is constant speed depicted on a distance-time graph?

• Curved line

• Steep line

• Straight line

• Horizontal line

What does a steeper line on a distance-time graph indicate?

• Object at rest

• Slower speed

• Constant speed

• Higher speed

How is acceleration shown on a distance-time graph?

• Horizontal line

• Curved line

• Straight line

• Steep line

What does a horizontal line on a speed-time graph indicate?

• Constant speed

• Acceleration

• Deceleration

• Object at rest

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How is an object at rest represented on a speed-time graph?

• Straight line

• Horizontal line at y = 0

• Steep line

• Curved line

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What does a positive slope on a speed-time graph represent?

• Speeding up

• Object at rest

• Slowing down

• Constant speed

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What does a negative slope on a speed-time graph indicate?

• Constant speed

• Speeding up

• Slowing down

• Object at rest

What is a limitation of a speed-time graph?

• Cannot show deceleration

• Cannot show acceleration

• Cannot show constant speed

• Cannot show position

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