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 6 seconds?
cannot be determined
13.33 m/sec
11.14 m/sec
11.14 m/sec
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Question 2
What was the cart's average speed during the first 10.6 seconds?
7.36 m/sec
9.81 m/sec
14.86 m/sec
5.57 m/sec
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Question 3
Where was the cart located at exactly 14 seconds?
39.0 m
26.8 m
23.8 m
32.5 m
cannot be determined
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Question 4
What was the magnitude of the cart's instantaneous velocity at 7 seconds?
7.36 m/sec
0 m/sec
11.14 m/sec
cannot be determined
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Question 5
What was the cart's average velocity between 7 and 14 seconds?
-7.15 m/sec
-71.5 m/sec
-5.1 m/sec
-10.2 m/sec
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Question 6
What was the cart's average speed for the entire 17 seconds?
17.49 m/sec
-5.0 m/sec
13.0 m/sec
17.0 m/sec
-3.82 m/sec
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