5 - DIstance Time Graphs
5 - DIstance Time Graphs
5 - DIstance Time Graphs
Distance 50
from
Albright 40
(km) 30
20
10
0
Albright 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Time
(minutes)
Kelly went the same distance in less time.
How fast did both cars travel?
If we don’t know the distance or time, how do we know which car was faster?
Distance
from
Albright
(km)
Time
(minutes)
0
Albright 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Time
(minutes)
Shelly takes a drive from Albright.
How can we describe the journey?
80
70
Buckton Stationary for
60
10 minutes.
Distance 50
from
Albright 40
(km) 30
20
10
0
Albright 010 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Time
Went back home.
(minutes)
5 brothers all went to the same school.
Which graph describes each Distance
from
brother’s journey to school?
home
Distance
from Distance
Burt cycled to school. home from
home
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Time
(minutes)
2 cars drove from Southampton to Portsmouth & back.
What’s the same & what’s different about these two graphs of the journeys?
180 ① Distance = 60 m
160 Time = 6 s
Speed = 60 ÷ 6
140
= 10 m/s
Distance 120
from 100 m
100
start
②
(metres) 80
② Distance = 100 m
60
4s Time = 4 s
40 Speed = 100 ÷ 4
① 60 m
= 25 m/s
20
6s
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A steeper line (greater gradient) = Time Distance
Speed =
greater speed. (seconds) Time
A car’s distance is recorded for 10 seconds.
How can we calculate the average speed?
180
160
140 Distance = 160 m
Time = 10 s
Distance 120
from Speed = 160 ÷ 10
100 = 16 m/s
start
(metres) 80
60
40
20
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Time Distance
Speed =
(seconds) Time
④ What was the
A car’s distance is recorded for 10 seconds. car’s top speed?
Speed = 80 ÷ 2
180 = 40 m/s
160 Speed = 100 ÷ 5
140 = 20 m/s
Distance (miles)
Ash Beth
30 60
10 mph for 2.5 hours 20 mph for 2 hours
then 25 mph then a 30 minute tire-change
20 40
then 30 mph
Winner: Winner:
10 20
Winning Margin (time): Winning Margin:
0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Top Speed:
Top Speed:
Time (hours) Time (hours)
④ Donna
18
③
Christy 16 8 mph for 75 minutes
60 then 6 mph for 3 miles
40 mph for 45 minutes 14 then 2.5 mph
50 then 10 miles in 45 minutes
then 20 mph 12 David
Distance (miles)
Distance (miles)
40 10 miles at 20 mph
10
Collin then 45 minutes at 4 mph
30 25 miles in 105 minutes 8 then 16 mph
then 60 mph for 30 minutes 6
20 then 10 mph Daz
4 15 minutes late starting
10 Winner:
90 minutes at 6 mph
2 then 28 mph for 0.25 hours
0 Winning Margin: es then 1 mph
0 1 2 3 0
Time (hours) 0 1 2 3 4
Top Speed: Winner:
Time (hours)
① Race! Plot the graphs for each 4 races. Who won? By how much time did they win? Who got the top speed?
② Brian
50 100
Amir 40 mph for 90 minutes
20 miles in one hour then a 1 hour breakdown
40 80 then 80 mph
then 3 hours at 10 mph
Distance (miles)
Distance (miles)
Ash Beth
30 60
10 mph for 2.5 hours 20 mph for 2 hours
then 25 mph then a 30 minute tire-change
20 40
then 30 mph
Winner: Ash Winner: Brian
10 20
Winning Margin (time): Winning Margin: 45 minutes
30 minutes
0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Top Speed: 80 mph
Top Speed: 25 mph
Time (hours) Time (hours)
④ Donna
18
③
Christy 16 8 mph for 75 minutes
60 then 6 mph for 3 miles
40 mph for 45 minutes 14 then 2.5 mph
50 then 10 miles in 45 minutes
then 20 mph 12 David
Distance (miles)
Distance (miles)
40 10 miles at 20 mph
10
Collin then 45 minutes at 4 mph
30 25 miles in 105 minutes 8 then 16 mph
then 60 mph for 30 minutes 6
20 then 10 mph Daz
4 15 minutes late starting
10 Winner: Christy
90 minutes at 6 mph
2 then 28 mph for 0.25 hours
0 Winning Margin: 15 minutes then 1 mph
0 1 2 3 0
Time (hours) 0 1 2 3 4
Top Speed: 60 mph Winner: David
Time (hours)