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Speed-Time Graphs - Worksheet

Skill
Group A - Drawing speed-time graphs
Complete/draw the speed time graphs using the information provided:

1) An object accelerates from 2) An object is travelling at a 3) A vehicle is travelling at a

rest for 2 seconds and reaches constant speed of 3 m/s for 4 constant speed of 40 km/h
8 m/s. It maintains that speed seconds. It then accelerates for 1.5 hours. It then
for a further 6 seconds. reaching a speed of 6 m/s after decelerates, coming to rest
Complete the speed-time a further 4 seconds. Complete after a further 2 hours.
graph. the speed-time graph. Complete the speed-time
graph.

4) An object accelerates from 5) An object travels at a 6) A vehicle accelerates

rest for 3 seconds reaching a constant speed of 12 m/s for 2 from rest reaching a speed of
speed of 5 m/s. It then seconds. It then decelerates for 60 km/h after 30 minutes. It
maintains this speed for a 3 seconds until it reaches a maintains this speed for a
further 4 seconds. Use the speed of 8 m/s, which it further 30 minutes and then
axes to draw a speed-time maintains for a further 4 decelerates to 40km/h after
graph. seconds. Use the axes to draw another 30 minutes. It stays
a speed-time graph. at this speed for a further 30
minutes. Use the axes to
draw a speed-time graph.

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Group B - Finding the acceleration from a speed-time graph

Find the acceleration required from the speed-time graphs:
1) State the acceleration 2) Find the acceleration 3) Find the acceleration

4) Find the acceleration in the 5) Find the deceleration 6) Find the acceleration in
last part of the journey. a) The first part of the journey
b) The last part of the journey

Group C - Find the total distance and average speed from a speed-time graph.
Find the total distance travelled and the average speed from the speed-time graphs:
1) 2) 3)

5) 6)
4)

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Applied

1) An electric go-kart has two gears, High and Low. Each gear produces a
constant acceleration.

A driver set off from rest in Low gear, accelerated for 6 seconds, changed
to High gear and accelerated for a further 6 seconds.

The table shows the speeds reached at those times.

(a) Use the axes to draw the speed-time graph for the go-kart.

(b) Which gear produces a greater acceleration? Explain your answer.

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2) A student was trying to measure the acceleration of a free-falling marble

caused by gravity and air resistance.

They dropped the marble from the roof of a building and the marble hit
the floor after 2 seconds.

The speed-time graph shows the motion of the marble.

If the marble was dropped from a height of 18 metres.

Find:

(a) The speed the marble reached when it hit the floor.

(b) The acceleration of the marble while it was falling.

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3) The speed-time graph shows the speed of an object in the first 120
metres of its journey.

(a) Use the information to label the horizontal axis.

(b) The object maintained this speed for a further 270 metres. Add a line
to the speed-time graph to show this part of the journey.

4) The speed-time graph shows the speed of an object over a 12 second

period.

The object travelled a total distance of 146 metres.

(a) Find 𝑣.

(b) Find the deceleration of the object for the first part of its motion.

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1) The speed-time graph shows the first part of a journey by a car.

(a) Find the acceleration of the car for the first part of its journey.

….……………
(1)

After the first 6 seconds of its journey, the car maintains its speed for a
2
further 8 seconds before then slowing down at a constant rate of 5 𝑚/𝑠
until stationary.

(b) Complete the speed-time graph for the car.

(2)

(c) Find the total distance travelled by the car.

….……………
(3)
(6 marks)

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2) The speed-time graph shows the speed of a train between 12:00 and
13:30.

(a) Find the total distance travelled by the train in that time.

….……………
(3)

(b) Find the average speed of the train between 12:00 and 13:30.

….……………
(2)
(5 marks)

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3) The speed-time graph shows the speed of an object over a period of

T seconds.

If the total distance travelled by the object is 154 metres. find the
value of T.

….……………
(4 marks)

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4) The two speed-time graphs show the speed of two objects over a 10
second period. Both objects travelled the same total distance.

Find the value of 𝑇.

….……………
(4 marks)

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Question Answer

Skill Questions

Group A Complete/draw the speed time graphs

using the information provided:

1) An object accelerates from rest for 2 seconds 1)

and reaches 8 m/s. It maintains that speed for
a further 6 seconds. Complete the speed-time
graph.

2) An object is travelling at a constant speed of 3 2)

m/s for 4 seconds. It then accelerates reaching
a speed of 6 m/s after a further 4 seconds.
Complete the speed-time graph.

3) A vehicle is travelling at a constant speed of 3)

40 km/h for 1.5 hours. It then decelerates,
coming to rest after a further 2 hours.
Complete the speed-time graph.

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Group A 4) An object accelerates from rest for 3 seconds 4)

reaching a speed of 5 m/s. It then maintains
contd this speed for a further 4 seconds. Use the
axes to draw a speed-time graph.

5) An object travels at a constant speed of 12 5)

m/s for 2 seconds. It then decelerates for 3
seconds until it reaches a speed of 8 m/s,
which it maintains for a further 4 seconds. Use
the axes to draw a speed-time graph.

6) A vehicle accelerates from rest reaching a 6)

speed of 60 km/h after 30 minutes. It
maintains this speed for a further 30 minutes
and then decelerates to 40km/h after another
30 minutes. It stays at this speed for a further
30 minutes. Use the axes to draw a
speed-time graph.

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Group B Find the acceleration required from the

speed-time graphs:
1) State the acceleration 1) 0 𝑚/𝑠
2

2) Find the acceleration 2) 2 𝑚/𝑠

2

3) Find the acceleration 3) − 0. 8 𝑚/𝑠

2

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Group B 4) Find the acceleration in the last part of 4) 1. 5 𝑚/𝑠2

contd the journey.

5) Find the deceleration 5) 10 𝑘𝑚/ℎ

2

6) Find the acceleration in 6)

2
(a) The first part of the journey (a) 120 𝑘𝑚/ℎ
2
(b) The last part of the journey (b) − 40 𝑘𝑚/ℎ

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Group C Find the total distance travelled and the

average speed from the speed-time
graphs:

1) 1) 26 𝑚
3. 25 𝑚/𝑠

2) 2) 25 𝑚
3. 57 𝑚/𝑠

3) 3) 30 𝑚
3. 75 𝑚/𝑠

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Group C 4) 4) 61 𝑚
contd 5. 545 𝑚/𝑠

5) 5) 70 𝑘𝑚
28 𝑘𝑚/ℎ

6) 6) 72. 5 𝑘𝑚
29 𝑘𝑚/ℎ

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Question Answer

Applied Questions

1) An electric go-kart has two gears, High

and Low. Each gear produces a constant
acceleration.
A driver set off from rest in Low gear,
accelerated for 6 seconds, changed to
High gear and accelerated for a further
6 seconds.

The table shows the speeds reached at

those times.

a) Use the axes to draw the speed-time a)

graph for the go-kart.

b) Which gear produces a greater b) Low, the line is steeper.

acceleration? Explain your answer

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2) A student was trying to measure the acceleration of a

free-falling marble caused by gravity and air resistance.
They dropped the marble from the roof of a building and
the marble hit the floor after 2 seconds.

The speed-time graph shows the motion of the marble.

If the marble was dropped from a height of 18 metres.

Find:
a) The speed the marble reached when it hit the floor. a) 18 m/s

b) The acceleration of the marble while it was falling. b) 9 m/s2

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3) The speed-time graph shows the speed

of an object in the first 120 metres of its
journey.

a) Use the information to label the a)

horizontal axis.

b) The object maintained this speed for a b)

further 270 metres. Add a line to the
speed-time graph to show this part of
the journey.

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4) The speed-time graph shows the speed of an object

over a 12 second period.

The object travelled a total distance of 146 metres.

a) Find v. a) 𝑣 = 11 m/s

b) Find the deceleration of the object for the first part b) 1.75 m/s2
of its motion.

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Question Answer

Exam Questions

1) The speed-time graph shows the first part of

a journey by a car.

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(a) Find the acceleration of the car for the first (a) 15 ÷ 6 = 2. 5𝑚/𝑠 (1)
part of its journey.

After the first 6 seconds of its journey, the

car maintains its speed for a further 8
seconds before then slowing down at a
2
constant rate of 5 𝑚/𝑠 until stationary.

(b) Complete the speed-time graph for the car. (b) Horizontal line drawn from (6,15) to
(14,15) (1)

Line drawn from (14,15) to (17,0) (1)

(c) Find the total distance travelled by the car. (c) At least one of the following seen:
15×6
2
or 45
15 × (14 − 6) or 120
15×(17−14)
2
or 22. 5 (1)
45 + 120 + 22. 5 oe (1)

187. 5𝑚 (1)
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2) The speed-time graph shows the speed of a

train between 12:00 and 13:30.

(a) Find the total distance travelled by the train (a) At least one of the following seen:
70+40
in that time. ( ) × 0. 5 or 27. 5
2
40 × 1 or 40 (1)

40 + 27. 5 (1)

67. 5𝑘𝑚 (1)

(b) Find the average speed of the train between (b) 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 67. 5 ÷ 1. 5 (1)
12:00 and 13:30. 45 𝑘𝑚/ℎ (1)
3) The speed-time graph shows the speed of an At least one of the following seen:
14×3
object over a period of T seconds. or 21
2
14 × (9 − 3) or 84 (1)

14×(𝑇−9)
21 + 84 + 2
= 154 oe (1)

14(𝑇 − 9) = 98 oe (1)

𝑇 = 16 (1)

If the total distance travelled by the object

is 154 metres. Find the value of T
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4) The two speed-time graphs show the speed of 12×10

or 60 (1)
2
two objects over a 10 seconds period. Both
objects travelled the same total distance. 8×𝑇
+ 8(10 − 𝑇) = 60 oe (1)
2

80 − 4𝑇 = 60 oe (1)
𝑇=5 (1)

Find the value of T.

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