Distance Time Graphs Quiz

Distance Time Graphs

• Distance-time graphs show the distance travelled by something over a period of time
• The horizontal axis is time
• The vertical axis is distance
• A horizontal line means the object is stationary
• A diagonal line means the object is moving with a constant speed
• The steeper the line, the faster the object is travelling
• The gradient of the line represents the speed of the object
• Speed can be calculated by dividing the distance travelled by the time taken (s = d/t)
• Average speed can be calculated by dividing the total distance travelled by the total time taken
• Speed can be calculated from distance-time graph by measuring the gradient of the line using the formula gradient = change in y/ change in x

Question 1

• Edward drives from his home to London, stopping to visit Nicola on the way
• The distance-time graph shows the journey
• Edward was 40 miles from home when he visited Nicola
• Edward stopped for 1 hour and 30 minutes

Question 2

• Ellie cycled from her home to her friend's house, stayed there, and then cycled home
• Ellie left home at 9:05
• While visiting her friend, Ellie was 8 kilometres from home
• Ellie stayed at her friend's house for 15 minutes

Question 3

• Joseph travelled 15 kilometres from his home to his friend's house, stayed there, and returned home
• Joseph left home at 14:10
• At 14:30, Joseph was 10 kilometres from home
• Joseph spent 20 minutes at his friend's house
• Joseph travelled 30 kilometres in total

Question 4

• Anne cycled from Bristol to Salisbury
• The distance-time graph shows her journey
• Anne was 10 miles from Bristol at 08:00
• Anne was stationary between 09:00 and 09:30
• Anne's speed for the first two hours of her journey was 10 miles per hour

Question 5

• Henry ran a 100-metre race
• The distance-time graph shows his race
• Henry took 20 seconds to run 100 metres
• Henry's average speed over the race was 5 metres per second
• Helen completed the race in 16 seconds

Question 6

• Andrew travelled from his home to the gym and back
• Andrew's speed for the first 30 minutes of his journey was 0.3 kilometres per hour
• Andrew spent 40 minutes at the gym
• Andrew travelled back home at 40 kilometres per hour

Question 7

• Rebecca rollerbladed from her home to the playground, rested there, and then rollerbladed home
• It took Rebecca 6 minutes to rollerblade from her home to the playground
• Rebecca spent 5 minutes resting at the park
• Rebecca's speed travelling home was slower than her speed travelling to the park

Question 8

• Each sentence in the table describes one of the distance-time graphs
• The graph that corresponds to each sentence is provided

Question 9

• The distance-time graph shows a train journey
• The speed of the train on the last section of the journey was 0.67 miles per hour
• The part of the journey where the train travelled fastest is between 40 minutes and 50 minutes
• The train travelled faster between 40 minutes and 50 minutes because it travelled a longer distance in a shorter amount of time

Question 10

• Bethany drove to a family meal, stayed there, and then drove back home
• The restaurant is 70 kilometres from Bethany's home
• Bethany left home at 10:00 and arrived at the restaurant at 11:30
• Bethany stayed at the family meal for 2 hours
• Bethany drove home at a speed of 35 kilometres per hour

Question 11

• Roy visited his aunt and then returned home
• Roy started his journey at 2:10
• Roy stopped for a rest at 2:50 pm for 20 minutes
• Roy stayed with his aunt for 30 minutes
• Roy's average speed on the journey home was 63.6 kilometres per hour
• Roy travelled 140 kilometres in total

Question 12

• Orla walked from her home, stopped, and then walked back home
• Orla left home at 7 am
• Orla walked at a speed of 4 miles per hour for 90 minutes
• Orla stopped for half an hour
• Orla arrived home at 11 am
• Orla's average speed on the return part of her walk was 4 miles per hour

Question 13

• Teddy drove from his home, stopped, and then drove back home
• Teddy left home at 13:00
• Teddy drove at an average speed of 60 km/h for 2.5 hours
• Teddy stopped for 30 minutes
• Teddy drove home at an average speed of 50 km/h
• Teddy will not get home in time for the film which starts at 18:45

Test your understanding of distance-time graphs and how to interpret them. This quiz explores concepts like calculating speed, understanding the gradient, and analyzing real-life scenarios involving distance and time. Challenge yourself with practical questions to solidify your grasp of these fundamental physics concepts.