Vocabulary
Graph Misc.
Describing Graphs #1
Describing Graphs #2
Speed Calculations
100
What formula do you use to calculate speed?
S = D/T
100
How do we describe the line when an object is at rest?
It is a horizontal line.
100
Describe what the graph is showing.
object moving at a constant speed
100
What is the speed of this object?
5 m/s
100
A car travels 60 miles in 2 hours. What is it's speed?
30 mi/hr
200
What is constant speed?
When a speed stays the same
200
What type of line shows a constant speed?
Diagonal line.
200
Describe the motion of the object in this graph.
object is not in motion
200
Describe what is happening with the object's motion between seconds 7 and 8.
object is not in motion
200
A marble took 5 seconds to roll from one end of an 10-meter track to the other. What was its average speed?
2 m/s
300
What is a reference point?
Object used to determine if another object is in motion.
300
What is the type of line created when an object is moving faster than another?
Steeper Line
300
Which car is traveling at the fastest speed?
Car A, it's line is steeper.
300
Jane made this graph of the distance her family traveled on a trip.
How far did they travel the first two hours of the trip?
100 km
300
A marble took 4 seconds to roll from one end of a 16-meter track to the other. What was its average speed?
4 m/s
400
Example of a unit used for speed?
mi/hr, m/s, etc.
400
How can you increase the speed of an object?
Release it from a higher point.
400
his graph shows the motion of an object.
Which best describes the motion of the object?
a) it is sitting still
b) it is moving at a constant speed
c) it is continually increases its speed
d) it travels at constant speed and suddenly stops
D. it travels at constant speed and suddenly stops
400
The graph below shows two delivery trucks traveling on the same highway.
Compare the speed of the two trucks
Truck A is traveling at a faster speed than truck B
400
What is the speed of the object?
1 m/s
500
The x axis measures time, what does the y axis measure?
Distance.
500
Carlos and Andrew decided to race each other home from school. The graph below shows the motion of the boys during the race. Which best describes the race?
a) both boys reached the finish line at the same time
b) Andrew won the race because he reached the finish line in a shorter amount of time
c) Carlos won the race because he reached the finish line in a shorter amount of time
d) Andrew won the race because he reached the finish line in a longer amount of time
What is C) Carlos won the race?
500
Describe the motion of the object in this graph.
object travels away from the starting point, stops, and then returns to the starting position
500
What happens to the object between the 8 and 10 second mark? 
The object is moving back to it's starting point.
500
What is the average speed of this vehicle?
5 m/s