Distance and time graph

1. DISTANCE TIME
GRAPHS
16/12/2020
Aims
To be able to describe what is shown in a distance time
graph
To be able to draw a distance time graph

2. Time
Distance
A straight diagonal line
shows the object is
moving at a constant
speed

3. Time
Distance
A horizontal line shows
that the object has
stopped moving

4. Time
Distance
A steeper line shows the
object is moving faster

5. Time
Distance
Diagonal lines going back
towards the Time axis show
the object is coming closer
to its starting position

6. Time
Distance A curved line showing an on
abject is traveling at
increasing or decreasing
speed

7. Time
Distance
Time
Distance
Time
Distance
Time
Distance
Time
Distance
Time
Distance
Constant Speed Constant Faster
Speed
Constant
Slower Speed
Not Moving Coming Closer Accelerating

8. Time
Distance
What Does this Graph Show?
An object
moves at a
constant
speed from its
starting
position
It stops
briefly
It moves
further away
from its
starting
position at a
lower speed
It returns to
its starting
position
traveling at a
constant
speed

9. Time
Distance
Sketch and give a description
of what this graph shows
An object
starts
travelling at a
constant
speed
Its constant
speed
increases
It stops for a
while It travels
towards its
starting point
at a constant
speed
It stops

10. Time
Distance
Sketch and give a description
of what this graph shows

11. Time
Distance
Sketch a graph to show this
description
A car sets of at a slow constant speed, it stops
briefly to refuel before setting off at a faster
constant speed until it reaches its destination.
It is stopped for a while before it returns
home at a constant speed

12. Drawing Graphs
Time (minutes)
Distance(m)
Include
A Title
Labels on Each Axis
Ensure You Go up in Equal Measurements at
Equal distances apart
Distance Time Graphs
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
10
20
30
40
50
60

13. Draw a distance time graph for a car which travels at a
constant speed for 90 minutes until it is 60 miles from
home. It then stops for 30 minutes before traveling for 60
minutes a constant speed covering 30 miles.
Time Distance at End of that Time
90 60
30 mins
120 60
60 mins
180 90
So scales of the graph have to go up to
180 for time and 90 for distance

14. Speed =
Distance
Time
Speed
Distance
Timex

15. Distance
Speed x Time
A car travelled 2000m in 10 minutes. At
what speed was it travelling?
Speed =
2000
10
= 200 metres per minute

16. Find the Answer to these Questions
1. A car travelled 500 miles in 10 hours. How fast was it
travelling?
2. A car travelled 10,000km in 50 hours. How fast was it
travelling?
3. How long would it take for a car driving at 50 miles an
hour to travel 300 miles?
4. How long would it take a runner running 10 miles an
hour to run 30 miles?
5. If a car travelled for 7 minutes at 400 metres per
minute how far will it have travelled?
6. If a person ran for half an hour at 200 metres per
minute how far would they have run?