TRAVEL GRAPHS

Question 1: Refer to the graph above - Luke's Journey Home (a) How far from home was Luke at 8am? 10 km (b) How far from home was Luke at 10: 30am? 5 km (c) How far from home was Luke at 11am? 0 km (d) How long was Luke resting (or stationary)? (Answer in hours and minutes) 1 hour 30 minutes Question 2: From the three graphs above, who did not rest? Rajiv John Indu Question 3: From the three graphs above, who did not start from home? Rajiv John Indu Question 4: Alana left home at 5am and travelled out of town by bicycle until it got a flat tyre.She had to push the bike to her uncle's home, which she reached at 8am. (a) How far from the school is Alana's home? 5 km (b) How far from the school is her uncle's home? 20 km (c) How far did Alana travel between 5am and 6am? 10 km (d) How far did Alana travel between 6am and 8am? 5 km (e) When did Alana's bicycle get a flat tyre? 6 am (f) How far did Alana travel altogether? 15 km Question 5: We placed a snail at one end of a 5 cm long stick. The graph shows the progress of the snail. (a) How far from the start was the snail after 2 minutes? 4 cm (b) How far from the start was the snail after 4 minutes? 4 cm (c) How far from the start was the snail after 6 minutes? 0 cm (d) When did the snail first reach 2 cm? 1 minute (e) When did the snail first reach 4 cm? 2 minutes (f) How far did the snail travel in the first minute? 2 cm (g) How far did the snail travel in the first 6 minutes? 8 cm Question 6: Alexandra and James are competing in a 40 km bicycle race over rough country. (a) How far did James travel in the first 2 hours? 20 km (b) How far did Alexandra travel in the first 2 hours? 10 km (c) How many hours after the start did James have an accident? 3 hours (d) Who won the race? Alexandra (e) How many hours after the start (to the nearest half hour) did Alexandra pass James? 7.5 hours