Distance - Time / Speed - Time Graphs

Question 1

What does a distance - time graph describe

Answer 1

The speed of a moving object

Question 2

How do you calculate the speed when given a distance - time graph

Answer 2

Find the gradient of the line =
y2 - y1 / x2 - x1
= speed

Question 3

What do you need in order to calculate speed in a distance - time graph

Answer 3

Checkpoints and labelled y and x axis.

Question 4

What does a speed - time graph describe

Answer 4

The acceleration of a moving object

Question 5

What does the slope show in a speed - time graph

Answer 5

The acceleration

Question 6

What does the slope show in a distance - time graph

Answer 6

The speed

Question 7

How do you calculate the acceleration when given a speed - time graph

Answer 7

Find the gradient of the line =
y2 - y1 / x2 - x1
= acceleration

Question 8

True or false;
The ‘finding the gradient of the line’ method helps you find speed and acceleration

Answer 8

True!

Question 9

What is the formula to find the average speed

Answer 9

average speed = total distance/total time