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Velocity-Time Graphs Worksheet

Understand, interpret, and analyze velocity-time graphs to describe motion, calculate displacement, and determine acceleration for Grade 11 students.

Grade 11 Math Data and GraphingVelocity-time Graphs
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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSF.IF.B.4CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSF.IF.C.7CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSA.CED.A.2

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Velocity-Time Graphs

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculations.

1. The graph below shows the velocity of a car over a 10-second period.

Time (s)Velocity (m/s)02468100510152025

a) Describe the motion of the car during the first 4 seconds.

b) What is the acceleration of the car between 4 and 8 seconds?

c) Calculate the total displacement of the car during the entire 10-second journey.

2. What does the area under a velocity-time graph represent?

a

Acceleration

b

Displacement

c

Time

d

Speed

3. A horizontal line on a velocity-time graph indicates:

a

Constant acceleration

b

Increasing velocity

c

Zero acceleration

d

Decreasing velocity

4. The slope of a velocity-time graph represents the   of an object.

5. A negative slope on a velocity-time graph indicates  .

6. A curved line on a velocity-time graph represents constant acceleration.

T

True

F

False

7. If a velocity-time graph shows a line below the x-axis, the object is moving in the positive direction.

T

True

F

False

8. Explain how you would calculate the instantaneous acceleration from a velocity-time graph with a curved line.