GRAPHING OF MOTION
ANSWER KEY
6TH GRADE
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1. Sandra and Joey are bicycling across town
along a flat road. A portion of their trip is
graphed below.
a) Sandra traveled a greater distance than Joey.
b) Sandra and Joey both traveled at the same speed.
c) Joey traveled for a shorter time compared to Sandra.
d) Joey was traveling with a negative acceleration
compared to Sandra.
2.
A battery powered car is
guided through an obstacle
course. The graph below
shows how the car traveled
over a period of time.
Between which two points
was the speed of the car the
fastest?
a) P and Q
b) Q and R
c) R and S
d) S and T
3
.
The graph below shows the
motion of four different
bicyclists during a 25k race.
Based on the graph, which
bicyclist traveled at a
constant speed during the
race?
a) bicyclist W
b) bicyclist X
c) bicyclist Y
d) bicyclist Z
4.
The graph below shows the
movement of an object at
several points in time.
What is the average speed of
the object?
a) 1 m/minute
b) 5 m/minute
c) 10 m/minute
d) 15 m/minute