motion graph practice problems · motion graph practice questions from the list below, choose the...

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MotionGraphPracticeQuestionsFromthelistbelow,choosethetermthatbestcompleteseachsentence.Writeyouranswersonthelineprovided.

MotionReferencepoint

VelocitySpeed

1. Anobjectisin______________________whenitsdistancefroma(n)__________________ischanging.

2. Speedinagivendirectioniscalled_______________________________

3. ___________________________canbecalculatedifyouknowthedistancethatanobjecttravelsinone

unitoftime.4.Whichofthefollowinggraphsshowsrunnersmovingatthesamespeed?Explain/showyourwork.5.Whichgraphbelowshowsthatoneoftherunnersstarted10yardsfurtheraheadoftheother?Defendyouranswer.

6.Matchthedescriptionsbelowwiththegraphs.Besuretoexplainyouranswers.Descriptions:

1. Thecarisstopped.2. Thecaristravelingataconstant

speed.

3. Thespeedofthecarisdecreasing.4. Thecariscomingback.

GraphAmatchesdescription_______because____________________________________________________

GraphBmatchesdescription_______because____________________________________________________GraphCmatchesdescription_______because____________________________________________________GraphDmatchesdescription_______because____________________________________________________

Usethefollowingparagraphandgraphtoanswerquestions7-10.Writeyouranswersintheblanksbeloweachquestion.Remembertoincludeunitsandshowyourwork.OnSaturday,AshleyrodeherbicycletovisitMaria.Maria’shouseisdirectlyeastofAshley’s.ThegraphshowshowfarAshleywasfromherhouseaftereachminuteofhertrip.7.Ashleyrodeataconstantspeedforthefirst4minutesofhertrip.Whatwasherconstantspeed?8.Whatwasheraveragespeedfortheentiretrip?9.Whatwasheraveragevelocityfortheentiretrip?10.Ashleystoppedtotalkwithanotherfriendduringhertrip.Howfarwasshefromherhousewhenshestopped?

11.Matchthedescriptionsbelowwiththegraphs.Besuretoexplainyouranswers.Descriptions:

5. Thecarisstopped.6. Thecaristravelingataconstant

speed.

7. Thecarisaccelerating8. Thecarisslowingdown

GraphEmatchesdescription_______because____________________________________________________

GraphFmatchesdescription_______because____________________________________________________GraphGmatchesdescription_______because____________________________________________________GraphHmatchesdescription_______because____________________________________________________

12.Whichrunnerwontherace?Explainyouranswer.13.Whichrunnerstoppedforarest?Howlongwasthestop?14.HowlongdidBobtaketocompletetherace?Explainyouranswer.15.CalculateAlbert’saveragespeed.

16.Choosethecorrectwordsformthefollowinglisttodescribethemotionduringeachsegmentofthejourneytofillintheblanks.

• Accelerating• Decelerating• Constantspeed• Atrest

Segment 0-A The bus is ______________________________. Its speed changes from 0 to 10 m/s in 5 seconds. Segment A-B The bus is moving at a __________________________________of 10 m/s for 5 seconds. Segment B-C The bus is ____________________________________. It is slowing down from 10 m/s to rest in 3 seconds. Segment C-D The bus is ____________________________________________. It has stopped. Segment D-E The bus is ________________________________________________. It is gradually increasing in speed