6. Match the following distance/time graphs with their description. (i)
y (ii) y
(iii)
y
x Time A A car remains parked all day in a carpark.
B An athlete sprints at a constant speed to the end of a track, turns and sprints back to the start at the same speed.
C A racing car travels away from the starting line at a steady speed.
7. Describe what happens at each section on the following graphs: (i)
y
14 12 10 8 6 4 2
D E (ii) B A 2 4 6 8 C F 10 12 14 16 18 20 Time (s)
8. Match the following distance/time graphs with their description: (i)
(ii) y
150 120
90 60 30
0 (iii) y
10 8
6 4 2
0 15 30 45 60 75 90 Time (min) x 1 2 3 4 5 Time (hours) (iv) y
60 48
36 24 12
0 15 30 45 60 75 90 Time (min) x 6 x y 30
24 18 12 6
0
__ 2
1 1 Time (hours) 1
__ 2
1 x
A A cyclist cycles downhill towards home for 15 minutes. At the bottom of the hill she stops for a coff ee. She then continues uphill towards home for the remaining 12 km.
B A motorbike rider rides for 36 km at a steady speed. She stops to read the map for 15 minutes then rides for the remaining 24 km at 96 km/h.
C A man travels at 60 km/h for 2 hours. He stops to have lunch for 2 hours, then travels in heavy traffi c at 15 km/h for 30 km.
D Tony walked slowly along the road, stopped to chat to a neighbour and looked at his watch, realised he was late, and then started running.
x
10 8 6 4 2 0
y A B E O 0 2 4 6 8 C D
10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 Time (s)
F x Time
x Time
x
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Linking Thinking 1
Distance from a point (km)
Distance from a point (km) Distance from a point (m)