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Motion Review Worksheet Speed Time Graphs

The document discusses speed-time graphs: - A horizontal line on a speed-time graph represents constant speed with no acceleration or deceleration. - A positive slope line represents increasing speed (acceleration), while a negative slope line represents decreasing speed (deceleration). - Graphs are used to match descriptions of steady speed, steady acceleration, gradual acceleration, and steady deceleration based on whether the line is horizontal, positively sloped, or negatively sloped.

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Motion Review Worksheet Speed Time Graphs

The document discusses speed-time graphs: - A horizontal line on a speed-time graph represents constant speed with no acceleration or deceleration. - A positive slope line represents increasing speed (acceleration), while a negative slope line represents decreasing speed (deceleration). - Graphs are used to match descriptions of steady speed, steady acceleration, gradual acceleration, and steady deceleration based on whether the line is horizontal, positively sloped, or negatively sloped.

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Name ____________________________________ Date ___________________ Period ______

Speed-Time Graphs

Speed-Time Graphs look much like Distance-Time graph! Be sure to read the labels.

Time is plotted on the X-axis.

Speed or velocity is plotted on the Y-axis

A straight horizontal line on a speed-time graph means the speed


is constant. This means the speed is not changing over time.
How is this different from a distance-time graph?

_________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________

A positive slope represents an increasing speed. A negative slope represents a decreasing speed
The moving object is accelerating. The moving object is decelerating.

Match the part of the graph to the description:

Steady acceleration: ____

Steady speed: ____

Gradual acceleration: ____

Steady deceleration: ____


Summary:
 The steeper the line, the greater the acceleration
 A horizontal line means the object is moving at a constant speed
 A downward (negative) sloping line means the object is slowing down (decelerating)
Acceleration

If the statement is true, write true. If it false, change the underlined word or words to make the
statement true.
_____________________________ 1. If a train is slowing down, it is accelerating.

_____________________________ 2. To find the acceleration, you must calculate the


change in distance during each unit of time.

_____________________________ 3. A Ferris wheel is turning at a constant speed of 5


m/s is not accelerating.

_____________________________ 4. An airplane is flying west at 200 km/h. 2 hours later, it is


flying west at 300 km/h. Its average acceleration is 100 km/h2.

_____________________________ 5. Graph A plots a race car’s speed for 5 seconds. The car’s
rate of acceleration is 6 m/s2.

_____________________________ 6. Graph B plots the same car’s speed for a different 5 second
interval. The car’s acceleration during this interval is 12 m/s2.

Match each of the following:


A. the car is traveling at a constant speed B. The car is accelerating C. the car is decelerating
1. 2. 3.

Graph 1 matches description ______ because ____________________________________________

Graph 2 matches description ______ because ____________________________________________


Graph 3 matches description ______ because ____________________________________________

Key:

Distance time graph a horizontal line represents an object that is not moving (stopped)

A
B
C
D

1. True

2. False. speed (and/or velocity)

3. False. Is

4. False. 50 km/hr/hr

5. True

6. False. 0 m/s/s

Graph 1: B. positive slope

Graph 2: C. negative slope

Graph 3: A. speed not changing/zero slope

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