Motion — Graphical Analysis

Grade 9 Science — Motion — Graphical Analysis: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

1. In a distance-time graph, a horizontal line represents:
2. In a distance-time graph, a straight line with positive slope represents:
3. In a velocity-time graph, the slope represents:
4. In a velocity-time graph, the area under the curve represents:
5. A velocity-time graph shows a horizontal line at v = 10 m/s. This means:
6. A velocity-time graph shows a line with negative slope. This indicates:
7. In a distance-time graph, a curved line indicates:
8. From a velocity-time graph, if the line passes through (0,0) and (5,25), the acceleration is:
9. A distance-time graph of a moving car shows the distance increasing rapidly, then levelling off. This indicates:
10. In a velocity-time graph showing a triangle with base 4s and height 8 m/s, the displacement is:
11. A v-t graph shows a straight line from (0,5) to (10,15). The acceleration is:
12. In a distance-time graph, if two objects have lines with different slopes, it means:
13. A velocity-time graph shows a straight horizontal line at v = 0. This represents:
14. From a v-t graph showing area as a trapezoid with parallel sides 5 m/s and 15 m/s and height 2 s, the displacement is:
15. A distance-time graph shows two parallel lines. This means:
16. In a v-t graph, if the line passes through (0,10) and (5,0), the acceleration is:
17. A velocity-time graph for a bouncing ball shows the velocity reversing direction. This is represented by:
18. The distance covered in a v-t graph from t=0 to t=3s with v=6 m/s (constant) is:
19. In a distance-time graph, the slope at any instant represents:
20. A v-t graph shows a curved line that gets steeper. This indicates:
21. From the v-t graph area under the curve between t=2s and t=5s, if the area is 24 m, the displacement is:
22. In a d-t graph showing position on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis, uniform motion is represented by:
23. A v-t graph shows the velocity becomes zero and then negative. This means:
24. The area between two v-t lines representing two objects over a time interval represents:
25. In a v-t graph, acceleration is zero when the line is: