Measuring Motion

Master measuring motion with distance-time graphs and understanding speed, velocity, and acceleration.

Interpreting Distance-Time Graphs Match the description with the graph 1. steady walk 2. turn around and walk back 3. stop and return slowly to start not moving, stationary moving at a steady but slow speed moving at a steady but fast speed moving slowly, stop, move quickly Slowly accelerating, almost stopping, slowly accelerating. Place the statements under the appropriate headings. speed statements a snail can crawl 2 meters in 2 hours the jogger ran 3 miles in 28 minutes the soccer player ran 50 yards in 5.1 seconds the horse ran 44 mph to win the race the Olympian swam 200 meters in 20 seconds velocity statements the geese fly 23 mph to the south when they migrate for the winter the tornado is traveling northwest at 20 mph the jumbo jet is traveling at 500 mph to the north the boat traveled west towards China at 8 knots the train traveled west by northwest at 30 km acceleration statements the motorcycle slowed down as it approached the yield sign the race car sped into the turn as it went around the track the train increased its speed as it left the terminal the SUV slowed down and turned into a gas station to get gas the runner sped up to cross the finish line