Name: ________________________
Date: ________________
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Graphing Motion Quiz Review
Draw a distance vs. time graph for the following:
1. Someone moving at a constant
speed
2. Someone accelerating from a stop
3. Someone moving at a constant
speed, but faster than question 1.
4. Someone slowing down to a stop
5. Someone taking a trip to the store (Explain each section)
6. What kind of motion would create this type of distance-time graph?
7. Why is it important to have a frame of reference?
8. Why shouldn’t your reference point move inside of your frame of reference?
9. What should you label the x and y axis on a graph that shows how far something moves
from a reference point?
X-Axis:
Y-Axis:
10. Why can’t you go left on a distance-time graph?
11. Why does acceleration look like a curve on a distance-time graph?