Speed and Motion Graphs

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6 questions
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Julia riders her horse 12 miles in 45 minutes. What is her average speed in mil/min? (Show all work) Show all four steps: 1. Write the formula, 2. List what is given, 3. Plug-in your numbers, 4. Box your answer

10

Look at the distance-time graph above. What is the total distance traveled?

10

A kayaker paddles along a river for four hours. In that time, she manages to move a total of 20 miles. What is the average speed of the kayak for this trip?

10

Look at the graph above. Given that speed = distance / time, calculate the speed of the object. Show all four steps: 1. Write the formula, 2. List what is given, 3. Plug-in your numbers, 4. Box your answer

3

A runner makes one lap around a 200 m track in a time of 25.0 s. What was the runner's average
speed? Show all four steps: 1. Write the formula, 2. List what is given, 3. Plug-in your numbers, 4. Box your answer

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The graph below shows Daisy walking to school from home. Highlight (in BLUE) on the graph where Daisy stopped to get breakfast (aka her speed was zero). Then calculate her average speed for her entire journary from home to school. Show all four steps: 1. Write the formula, 2. List what is given, 3. Plug-in your numbers, 4. Box your answer