Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · MATHEMATICS A · Chapter
Graphs 3
18 practice questions
Practice questions
1–10 of 18
Question 1
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →On a distance–time graph, what does a horizontal line represent about the motion of an object?
Question 2
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A walker covers 8 km in 2 hours at a constant speed. What is her speed in km/h?
Question 3
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →(a)[2 marks]The distance–time graph shows a straight line from (0, 0) to (2, 10). What is the speed in km/h?
(b)[1 mark]What does the straight line indicate about the movement?
Question 4
1 mark · Easy
Answer and check →Which feature in a distance–time graph shows the object is returning towards its starting point?
- A.A horizontal line
- B.A straight line sloping upwards
- C.A line sloping downwards
- D.A curved line
Question 5
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A car is stationary for 30 minutes and then travels 12 km in 40 minutes at a constant speed. What is the speed of the car in km/h?
Question 6
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A bus follows this journey:
Stage Time (minutes) Distance from depot (km) Start 0 0 A 20 16 B 40 32 (a)[1 mark]Calculate the bus's speed between start and A.
(b)[1 mark]Calculate the speed between A and B.
(c)[1 mark]State whether the bus changed speed, and how you know.
Question 7
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A distance–time graph shows a curved line that becomes less steep over time. What does this tell you about the object's movement?
Question 8
4 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →The distance–time graph below shows the journey of Sarah walking from home to the park and then returning home.
Sarah's journey a) Find Sarah's speed (in km/h) as she walks from home to the park.
b) For how long did Sarah rest at the park?
c) Find Sarah's speed (in km/h) as she walked home from the park.
(a)[1 mark](b)[1 mark](c)[2 marks]Question 9
2 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →A car travels at a constant speed. The distance–time graph for its journey shows a straight line from (0, 0) to (3, 180).
a) Calculate the speed of the car in km/h.
Question 10
3 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →The table below shows the times taken by two athletes, Anna and Ben, to complete each stage of a race.
Athletes' stage times Stage Anna (min) Ben (min) Swim 12 15 Rest 3 3 Cycle 24 21 Rest 5 4 Run 14 16 a) Who spent less total time racing (excluding rests)?
b) Calculate Anna's average stage time (excluding rests).