Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · PHYSICS · Section
Distance-time graphs
18 practice questions
Practice questions
1–10 of 18
Question 1
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →State the equation used to calculate average speed.
Question 2
1 mark · Easy
Answer and check →Which of these objects is moving at the greatest average speed during its journey?
Object Distance moved (m) Time taken (s) A 15 5 B 20 10 C 30 15 D 22 7 - A.A
- B.B
- C.C
- D.D
Question 3
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A person walks 120 m in 80 seconds. Calculate the average speed of the person. State the correct unit.
Question 4
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Which part of a distance–time graph shows that an object is stationary? Give your answer in one word.
Question 5
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Explain why the slope of a distance–time graph represents speed.
Question 6
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A snail travels at an average speed of 0.02 m/s. How far does it travel in 3 minutes? Give your answer in metres.
Question 7
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The graph below shows the distance travelled by a toy car over time. Describe the motion of the car during each section labelled A and B.
Section A: 0–4 s; Section B: 4–8 s
Question 8
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A runner jogs at an average speed of 2.4 m/s for 45 seconds.
(a)[2 marks]Calculate the distance run by the runner.
(b)[1 mark]How long (in minutes and seconds) would it take the runner to complete a 600 m run at the same average speed? Show your working.
Question 9
4 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →The table below shows the distance travelled by a cyclist during a short journey:
Cyclist's journey data Time (s) Distance (m) 0 0 10 24 20 48 30 72 40 96 (a)[2 marks]Plot a distance–time graph for the cyclist's journey. Label both axes clearly.
(b)[2 marks]Calculate the average speed of the cyclist over the 40 seconds.
Question 10
2 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →A dog runs 150 metres in 25 seconds. Calculate the average speed of the dog in m/s. Give your answer to 2 decimal places.