Distance vs. Time Graphs Describing Real Life Graphs
Directions With your partner, match the descriptions 1-4 with the correct graph a-d. Be prepared to explain and defend your answer.
Answers 1 = C 2 = A 3 = D 4 = B Traveling at constant speed (increasing linear graph /straight line going up and to right) Car coming back (decreasing linear graph / straight line going down to right means ending back at starting distance) Speed is decreasing (curved line is still traveling away but slowly going to horizontal/stopped) Car is stopped (horizontal line is object at rest/ no change in distance over time)
What is happening in each graph? George and his family were watching a movie and eating popcorn. Each family member had a bowl with the same amount of popcorn. The graphs below all show the amount of popcorn remaining in the person’s bowl over a period of time.
B
B
A
A
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B A C B