Graphs

Question 1

What does a straight line on a distance-time graph represent?

Answer 1

Uniform motion.

Question 2

True or False: A steeper slope on a distance-time graph indicates faster speed.

Answer 2

True.

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The slope of a distance-time graph represents __________.

Answer 3

Speed.

Question 4

What does the y-axis represent in a distance-time graph?

Answer 4

Distance.

Question 5

What does the x-axis represent in a distance-time graph?

Answer 5

Time.

Question 6

Multiple Choice: What type of motion is indicated by a horizontal line on a distance-time graph? A) Accelerating B) Constant Speed C) Stationary D) Decelerating

Answer 6

C) Stationary.

Question 7

What is the formula for calculating speed from a distance-time graph?

Answer 7

Speed = Distance / Time.

Question 8

True or False: A downward slope on a distance-time graph indicates an object is returning to the starting point.

Answer 8

True.

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Changing speed.

Question 10

Fill in the blank: If the distance-time graph is a straight line, the object is moving with __________ speed.

Answer 10

Constant.

Question 11

Multiple Choice: A distance-time graph shows a line that bends upwards. What does this indicate? A) Constant speed B) Decreasing speed C) Increasing speed D) No motion

Answer 11

C) Increasing speed.

Question 12

What is the unit of measurement typically used on the y-axis of a distance-time graph?

Answer 12

Meters or kilometers.

Question 13

What is the unit of measurement typically used on the x-axis of a distance-time graph?

Answer 13

Seconds or hours.

Question 14

True or False: The area under a velocity-time graph represents distance traveled.

Answer 14

True.

Question 15

Fill in the blank: In a distance-time graph, a line that slopes downwards indicates __________.

Answer 15

Decreasing distance.

Question 16

What does the intersection of a distance-time graph with the x-axis represent?

Answer 16

The object has returned to the starting point.

Question 17

Multiple Choice: Which of the following represents a negative speed? A) A straight line upwards B) A straight line downwards C) A curve upwards D) A curve downwards

Answer 17

B) A straight line downwards.

Question 18

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

Answer 18

An infinite speed, which is not physically possible.

Question 19

True or False: The slope of a line on a distance-time graph can be calculated by taking two points on the line.

Answer 19

True.

Question 20

Fill in the blank: A constant speed is represented by a __________ line on a distance-time graph.

Answer 20

Straight.

Question 21

What type of graph is used to represent motion in a straight line?

Answer 21

Distance-time graph.

Question 22

Multiple Choice: In a distance-time graph, the greater the slope, the __________. A) Slower the speed B) Faster the speed C) No effect on speed D) Constant speed

Answer 22

B) Faster the speed.

Question 23

What is the significance of the slope in a distance-time graph?

Answer 23

It indicates the speed of the object.

Question 24

True or False: If a distance-time graph is a straight line, the object is accelerating.

Answer 24

False.

Question 25

Fill in the blank: A decrease in the slope of a distance-time graph indicates __________ speed.

Answer 25

Decreasing.