Practice Distance-time Graph (2.7.1) - Kinematics

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Question 1.
What does a straight line on a distance-time graph represent?
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Think about equal distances covered over equal times.
Question 2.
Explain what a curved line indicates on a distance-time graph.
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Consider changing speeds of motion.
3Question 3.
What represents uniform speed on a distance-time graph?
- A flat line
- A steeper line
- A straight line
- A curved line
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Think of how speed remains constant.
4Question 4.
True or False: A curved line on a distance-time graph signifies constant speed.
- True
- False
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Consider what varying speeds imply about the motion.
Question 5.
A bicycle travels at 20 m/s for 30 seconds, stops for 10 seconds, and then travels back at a speed of 10 m/s for 60 seconds. Sketch the distance-time graph and describe its characteristics.
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Pay attention to changing speeds and static periods in your graph.
Question 6.
You observe a graph with ups and downs, indicating a jogger's varying pace. Explain how to read sections of such a distance-time graph.
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What does each segment tell you about the jogger's speed and pauses?

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