Distance and Time Graphs Worksheet
Explore distance-time graphs with this Grade 8 math worksheet, covering interpretation, calculation of speed, and drawing graphs from scenarios.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. For graphing questions, use the provided coordinate plane.
1. What does a horizontal line on a distance-time graph indicate?
Constant speed
Increasing speed
Object is at rest
Decreasing speed
2. How is speed represented on a distance-time graph?
The y-intercept
The slope of the line
The area under the graph
The x-intercept
3. A steeper line on a distance-time graph indicates a speed.
4. The vertical axis of a distance-time graph represents .
5. Describe the motion of an object if its distance-time graph is a straight line sloping upwards.
6. The graph below shows the distance traveled by a car over time. Answer the questions that follow.
a. What was the car's speed during the first 20 minutes?
b. How long did the car stop for?
c. What was the total distance traveled by the car?
7. Draw a distance-time graph for the following scenario:
A person walks 20 km in 2 hours, then rests for 1 hour, and then walks another 10 km in 1 hour.
Label your axes appropriately. (Y-axis: Distance (km), X-axis: Time (hours))
8. A downward sloping line on a distance-time graph indicates that the object is returning to its starting point.
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