Year 8
Year 8

Displacement-time graphs (Part 2)

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will think further about displacement-time graphs and when the relationship may or may not be linear.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Fill in the gap: Starting from home, Sue walked for 2 km at a steady speed of _____ km per hour.
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0.1 km/h
0.17 km/hr
2 km/h
Correct answer: 6 km/h
Q2.
Fill in the gap: After 20 minutes, Sue stopped to chat for _____ minutes.
Correct answer: 10
20
30
50
Q3.
Fill in the gap: Sue then continued at a steady speed of _____ km per hour until she reached the shops.
0.1 km/h
0.17 km/h
2 km/h
Correct answer: 6 km/h
Q4.
Bob and Sue reach the shops at what time?
Correct answer: 10:00
9:00
9:38
9:53
Q5.
Assuming Bob and Sue both start their journeys from home, who lives furthest from the shops?
Correct answer: Bob
Sue

5 Questions

Q1.
What is the key difference between a distance-time graph and a displacement time graph?
Correct answer: A displacement-time graph shows direction
Speed can only be worked out from a distance time graph
The correct answer is not mentioned above
There are no differences
Q2.
Which option below shows the journey represented by the graph?
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Option 1
Option 2
Correct answer: Option 3
Option 4
Q3.
Which option below shows the journey represented by the graph?
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Correct answer: Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Q4.
Which option below shows the journey represented by this graph?
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Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Correct answer: Option 4
Q5.
Which ONE of the following statements could be TRUE about the graph below?
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A car has an average speed of 15 km/h
A car has an average speed of 20 km/h
Correct answer: A car has an average speed of 25 km/h
A car has an average speed of 50 km/h