Calculating Speed from a Motion Graph
The motion graph below represents a bug’s journey from his home out to search for food. When he collects food, he returns back to his home to store his findings. He then leaves his home again in search of more food and stops when he finds another supply.
What units are appropriate when calculating the bug's speed from the graph above?
What is the bug's distance in meters when he leaves home for the first time (O to A)?
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How much time in minutes elapses between O and A?
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What is the bug’s speed in meters/minute when he leaves his home the first time (from O to A)?
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What is the distance traveled in meters while he is collecting food the first time (from A to B)?
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How much time in minutes elapses while he is collecting food the first time (from A to B)?
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What is the bug’s speed in meters/minute while he is collecting food the first time (from A to B)?
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What is the bug’s distance traveled in meters when he is returning home with his first food findings (from B to C)?
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What is the time elapsed in minutes when he is returning home with his first food findings (from B to C)?
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What is the average speed in meters/minute when he is returning home with his first food findings (from B to C)?
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What is the distance traveled in meters while he is home dropping off his food findings (from C to D)?
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What is the time elapsed in minutes while he is home dropping off his food findings (from C to D)?
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What is the bugs speed in meters/minute while he is home dropping off his food findings (from C to D)?
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What is the distance traveled in meters when he leaves his home the second time in search for food (from D to E)?
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What is the elapsed time in minutes when he leaves his home the second time in search for food (from D to E)?
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What is the bug's speed in meters/minute when he leaves his home the second time in search for food (from D to E)?
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The bug happens upon some more food, what is the distance traveled in meters from E to F?
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The bug happens upon some more food, what is the elapsed time in minutes from E to F?
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What is the bug's speed in meters/minute from E to F?
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What is the total distance in meters of the entire journey?
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What is the total time in minutes of the entire journey?
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What is the average speed in meters/minute of the entire journey?
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What does the part of the graph look like when the speed is 0 meters/minute (when the bug is not moving)?
