Motion graphs Quiz
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1. On a distance–time graph, what does a horizontal line show?
- A. Constant speed
- B. Acceleration
- C. The object is stationary
- D. The object is moving backwards
2. A distance–time line rises straight from 0 m at 0 s to 50 m at 10 s. What is the speed?
- A. 5.0 m/s
- B. 0.20 m/s
- C. 500 m/s
- D. 60 m/s
3. What does the gradient of a velocity–time graph show?
- A. Distance
- B. Speed
- C. Time
- D. Acceleration
4. A velocity–time graph is a horizontal line at 5 m/s for 8 s. How far does the object travel?
- A. 13 m
- B. 40 m
- C. 0.63 m
- D. 3 m
5. On a velocity–time graph, a straight line sloping down to the time axis shows
- A. constant speed
- B. increasing acceleration
- C. constant deceleration
- D. the object is stationary