Practice Problems
Constant Velocity: Position-Time Graphs
Directions:
On this worksheet you will review some of the properties of position-time graphs when the object is moving at a "constant velocity."
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Question 1
The y-axis, representing position, is scaled so that each square (vertical division) represents
13 meters.
The x-axis is scaled so that each square represents
1 second
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7,11,17 seconds
What was the cart's instantaneous speed at 4 seconds?
7.43 m/sec
13.50 m/sec
cannot be determined
11.14 m/sec
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Question 2
What was the cart's average speed during the first 7.7 seconds?
10.13 m/sec
13.51 m/sec
14.86 m/sec
5.57 m/sec
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Question 3
Where was the cart located at exactly 13 seconds?
23.8 m
24.6 m
cannot be determined
26.0 m
56.3 m
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Question 4
What was the magnitude of the cart's instantaneous velocity at 7 seconds?
11.14 m/sec
10.13 m/sec
0 m/sec
cannot be determined
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Question 5
What was the cart's average velocity between 7 and 13 seconds?
-5.30 m/sec
-7.9 m/sec
-3.7 m/sec
-47.7 m/sec
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Question 6
What was the cart's average speed for the entire 17 seconds?
-3.82 m/sec
17.0 m/sec
17.49 m/sec
13.0 m/sec
-5.0 m/sec
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