Speed, Distance, and Time: Calculations and Graphing

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Loren Taylor
Quiz by Loren Taylor, updated more than 1 year ago
Loren Taylor
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Question 1

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At what point in this distance vs. time graph is the person farthest away from his or her starting point.
Answer
  • A
  • B
  • C

Question 2

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A, B, C, and D ran a 7 meter sprint race. They started at 0 meters and finished 7 meters later. Which runner ran the race the fastest?
Answer
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Question 3

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Marie traveled from her house to work as shown in the accompanied graph. What could be a possible conclusion to what Marie is doing from points D to E?
Answer
  • Marie arrived at work and stayed throughout the day.
  • Marie waited at a stop light before continuing her journey to work.
  • Marie returned home because she realized she forgot her phone.
  • Marie was driving through hills and finally reached level ground.

Question 4

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The graph shows Marie's travel as she gets to work from her house. What is one possible conclusion of what is happening from points B to C?
Answer
  • Marie's car is not accelerating because she is traveling down a hill.
  • Marie forgot her phone at home so she had to go back and get it.
  • Marie was sitting still and not moving because she was stuck in traffic.
  • Marie was already at work.

Question 5

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Which runner stopped for a rest?
Answer
  • Albert
  • Bob
  • Charlie

Question 6

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One runner stopped for a rest. The runner rested for a total of [blank_start]5[blank_end] seconds.
Answer
  • 5

Question 7

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Calculate Albert's speed for this race.
Answer
  • 8.33 m/s
  • 7.14 m/s
  • 6.67 m/s
  • 9.09 m/s

Question 8

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A killer shark, attacking a fishing boat, swims at a speed of 13m/s for 30 s. How far does it swim in this time?
Answer
  • .433 m
  • 2.31 m
  • 390 m
  • 17 m

Question 9

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Katie swam in a 100 m race for her state championship swim meet. She knew the fastest person in the practice heats swam at a speed of 3.82 m/s. Katie’s time was 25 seconds. What was her speed?
Answer
  • 4 m/s
  • 3.82 m/s
  • 26.18 m/s

Question 10

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Katie swam in a 100 m race for her state championship swim meet. She knew the fastest person in the practice heats swam at a speed of 3.82 m/s. Katie’s time was 25 seconds. Using the speed you got for her in the last question, Katie will win the race.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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