Velocity Time Graph Practice Name:__________________________

Reflection and Self-Assessment

Part 1: Circle the statement that best describes how you completed the practice:

• I answered all questions without using the online solutions. I checked my answers against the
key at the back of the practice and was able to determine my mistakes and correct them
without referring to the online solutions.

• I answered most questions correctly without using the online solutions. I used the online
solutions to help me with some questions and was able, with help from the online solutions, to
understand every question and answer them correctly.

• I used the online solutions to help me with most of the questions. I was able, with help from the
online solutions, to understand each question and answer them correctly.

• Even using the online solutions, I was not able to fully understand the solution to some
problems. The questions I had trouble with were:

_______________________________________________________________________

• I did not attempt all the questions on the practice.

Part 2: Circle the statement that best describes your confidence in answering questions of this type in
the future.

• I am confident I can answer nearly any question of this type correctly without using notes or
other assistance.

• I am confident I can answer MOST questions of this type correctly without using notes or other
assistance.

• I am NOT confident I can answer most questions of this type correctly without using notes or
other assistance.
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1. Match the following velocity time graphs with descriptions of the motion.

Graph Description
a)
A: Starts moving in the
negative direction, slows to a
stop and accelerates in the
_______
positive direction.

b)
B: Starts at rest,
accelerates in the positive
direction, and then slows to a
_______
stop.

c)
C: Starts moving with a
constant velocity in the
positive direction,
_______
immediately turns around
the starts moving with the
same speed in the negative
direction
d)
D: Starts at rest and
accelerates in the positive
direction
_______
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2. Sketch a velocity time graph, with values labelled for each of the following situations:
a. An object moves with a constant velocity of 5.0 m/s for 15 seconds.

b. An object starts at rest and accelerates at a constant rate to a velocity of 15.0 m/s after
15 seconds.

c. An object moves in the negative direction for 5 seconds at -5.0 m/s, then
instantaneously stops and remains at rest for 5 seconds, then moves in the positive
direction at 5.0 m/s for 5 seconds.
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3. For each of the position time graphs shown, sketch a velocity time graph with values labelled.
45
40
35
30
Position (m)
25
20
15
10
5
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Time (sec)
a.
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40

30

20

Position (m) 10

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
-10

-20

-30

-40
Time (sec)
b.
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4
Position (m)
3

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Time (sec)
c.
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4. Match the following velocity time graphs with corresponding position time graphs.

a)
A:

_______

b)
B:

_______

c)
C:

_______

d)
D:

_______

e)
E:

_______
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5. Consider the 9
velocity time graph 8
shown. 7
6
5
4

Velocity (m\s)
3
2
1
0
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
Time (sec)

a. What is the velocity of the object at t=2?

b. What is the velocity of the object at t=14?

c. What is the acceleration of the object between times t=0 and t=4?

d. What is the acceleration of the object between t=4 and t=12?

e. What is the acceleration of the object between t=12 and t=16?

f. What is the acceleration of the object between t=16 and t=20?

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6. Consider the 100

velocity time
80
graph shown.
60
40

Velocity(m/s)
20
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
-20
-40
-60
-80
-100
Time (sec)

a. A student claims the object is stationary between t=0 and t=10. What mistake do you think they
made?

b. When is the object not moving?

c. During what time periods is the object moving with constant velocity?

d. During which time periods is the object moving in the positive direction?

e. During which time periods is the object accelerating in the positive direction?
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7. Consider the velocity time graph shown.

5
a. What is the velocity of the object
4
throughout this graph?
3
2

Velocity (m/s)
1
0
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-2
-3
-4
-5
Time (sec)

b. What is the total displacement of the object during the time shown on the graph?

8. Consider the velocity

5
time graph shown.
4

a. What is the 3
acceleration 2
of the object
Velocity (m/s)

1
throughout
0
the graph?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
Time (sec)

b. What is the total displacement of the object during the time shown on the graph?
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9. Consider the 5
velocity time
4
graph shown.
3
2

Velocity (m/s)
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
Time (sec)

a. What is the acceleration of the object between t=0 and t=5?

b. Describe the motion of the object between t=5 and t=7.

c. Describe the motion of the object between t=7 and t=10.

d. What is the total displacement of the object?

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10. 20

15

Velocity (m/s)
10

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Time (sec)

a. Fill in the blanks:

The object starts with a velocity of _________ m/s. It accelerates at ________m/s 2 for
_______ seconds until it has a velocity of __________m/s. It continues at that velocity
for the rest of the time.

b. Determine the total displacement of the object.

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11. 90
80
70

Velocity (km/hr)
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Time (sec)

a. A student claims that during the first 5 seconds the object will have a displacement of
5 × 80 = 400 m. Why is that incorrect?

b. What are the units that the calculation should be in?

c. Determine the actual displacement in metres during the first 5 seconds. [1000m = 1 km,
3600 sec = 1 hr]

d. What is the total displacement during the whole graph in metres?

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Answer Key
Note that I have paid any particular attention to sig figs when working with graphs. If you rounded to a
different number of sig figs that if fine for this practice. Do however, be sure you are reporting your units
correctly.

1a) C 1b) B 1c) D 1d) A 2a)

2b) 2c) 3a) 3b) 3c)

4a) B 4b) C 4c) A 4d) E 4e) D

5a) 4m/s 5b) -5m/s 5c) 2 m/s2 5d)-1.6 m/s2 5e) zero
5f) 0.75 m/s2 6a) Thought it 6b) t=14 6c) t= 5 to 10 sec, 6d) t=0 to 14sec
was a position and t=18 to 20sec
time graph
6e) t=0 to 5 sec 7a) 3 m/s 7b) 30 m 8a) 0.4 m/s2 8b)20 m
9a) 0.8 m/s2 9b) At rest 9c) Constant velocity 9d) -18 m 10a) 5,2,5,15
of -2 m/s
10b) 125m 11a) Velocity is 𝑠𝑒𝑐⋅𝑘𝑚 11c) 111 m 11d)340 m
11b) ℎ𝑟
not in m/s