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 7 m/sec. The x-axis is scaled so that each square represents 1 second.

What was the cart's instantaneous speed at 7.7 seconds?

the correct value is not listed

14.00 m/sec

1.27 m/sec

7.00 m/sec

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

20 < t < 23 seconds

0 < t < 5 seconds

14 < t < 18 seconds

7 < t < 12 seconds

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

5 < t < 7 seconds

12 < t < 15 seconds

the correct interval is not listed

18 < t < 20 seconds

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

14 < t < 18 seconds

7 < t < 12 seconds

20 < t < 23 seconds

0 < t < 5 seconds

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Question 5 If the object's initial position at t = 0 seconds was 55 meters, N, what was its instantaneous position at exactly 13 seconds?

118 meters

-99 meters

209 meters

-154 meters

-8 meters

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

3.50 m/sec

11.20 m/sec

7.00 m/sec

5.60 m/sec

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

14 m/sec

0 m/sec

7.00 m/sec

cannot be determined

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

7.00 m/sec

0.28 m/sec

12.04 m/sec

15.05 m/sec