1.1 Distance-Time Graphs

Question 1

What is the measurement on the y axis and what units is it measured in?

Answer 1

Distance in metres

Question 2

What is the measurement on the x axis and what units is it measured in?

Answer 2

Time taken in seconds

Question 3

What does the gradient of the line in distance time graphs represent?

Answer 3

Speed, in m/s

Question 4

What does it mean when there is a diagonal line on a distance time graph?

Answer 4

The speed is constant

Question 5

What does it mean if the line on a distance time graph is horizontal?

Answer 5

The object is standing still

Question 6

What does it mean if the line on a distance time graph is curving upwards?

Answer 6

It is accelerating

Question 7

How can we calculate the speed of an object from information on a distance time graph?

Answer 7

Distance travelled in metres / time taken in seconds

Question 8

What does a steeper diagonal line mean?

Answer 8

The speed is greater

Question 9

What does a distance time graph show?

Answer 9

How long it takes for an object to move away or to the starting point

Question 10

What is the speed of a runner who travels 400m in 50 seconds?

Answer 10

8m/s