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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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Speed-Time Graphs - Exam Questions

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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