Constant Velocity: Velocity-Time Graphs

Practice Problems
Constant Velocity: Velocity-Time Graphs

Directions: On this worksheet you will practice working with velocity-time graphs for "constant velocity."

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Question 1 The y-axis, representing velocity, is scaled so that each square (vertical division) represents 5 m/sec. The x-axis is scaled so that each square represents 1 second.

What was the cart's instantaneous speed at 7.4 seconds?

the correct value is not listed10.00 m/sec0.54 m/sec5.00 m/sec

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Question 2 During which interval of time was the object losing speed in a positive direction?

0 < t < 5 seconds7 < t < 12 seconds20 < t < 23 seconds14 < t < 18 seconds

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Question 3 During which of these intervals of time was the object at rest?

18 < t < 20 secondsthe correct interval is not listed5 < t < 7 seconds12 < t < 15 seconds

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Question 4 During which interval of time was the object gaining speed in a negative direction?

7 < t < 12 seconds0 < t < 5 seconds20 < t < 23 seconds14 < t < 18 seconds

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Question 5 If the object's initial position at t = 0 seconds was 52 meters, N, what was its instantaneous position at exactly 13 seconds?

-58 meters162 meters97 meters7 meters-110 meters

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Question 6 What was the object's average velocity between t = 10 seconds and t = 18 seconds?

4.00 m/sec2.50 m/sec8.00 m/sec5.00 m/sec

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Question 7 What was the object's instantaneous speed at 15 seconds?

cannot be determined10 m/sec5.00 m/sec0 m/sec

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Question 8 What was the object's average speed for the entire 25 seconds?

0.20 m/sec5.00 m/sec8.60 m/sec10.75 m/sec