Time Graphs

Unlock the secrets of time graphs! Understand motion and speed with interactive practice.

1. Which of the following situations best matches the graph: the car is stopped the car is traveling at constant speed the speed of the car is decreasing None of the above 2. Which of the following situations best matches the graph: the car is stopped the car is traveling at constant speed the speed of the car is decreasing None of the above 3. Which of the following situations best matches the graph: the car is stopped the car is traveling at constant speed the speed of the car is decreasing None of the above Using the graph below answer questions #4-8: Which letter on the graph best matches the description. Click on the box, type only the LETTER that best matches the description. 4. Stationary: C 5. Increasing speed: D 6. Slow constant speed: B 7. Fast constant speed: A 8. Returning to start: E Match the story to the graph that best relates. A student walks from home to school at a constant speed. A student is walking from home to school. He stops at a convenient store to buy a snack and then continues on to school. A student is walking from his house towards the school. He hears his friend calling from behind and he heads back to meet him. The student then walks to school with his friend. Match the story to the graph that best relates. A student his headed to the bus stop when he sees the bus has already arrived and is about to leave. He runs towards the bus at the bus stop so he does not get left. A student is walking to the cafeteria for lunch. He realizes his money fell out of his pocket, so he turns around and heads back down the hall to find it. He sees it on the floor and stops to pick it up before heading back to the cafeteria. School has ended and a student is walking from school back home. Match the story to the graph that best relates. A students uses a bathroom pass to go to the bathroom from class. While in the bathroom, she stops to take a couple of selfies in the mirror before heading back to class. A student is walking to her next period class when she sees her friend, so she stops to talk with her. She realizes the bell is about to ring and she runs to class before the tardy bell. A school bus parked in a parking lot of a zoo while students are on a field trip. A student is walking to his next period class after the tardy bell has rung. He realizes that he needs a tardy pass to enter class, so he heads back to his previous class to get a pass.