Distance from home

This task is about reading information from a graph that shows the movement of a car.
   

 

constant speed     away     faster     slower     stop     returns     towards     back

 

a) The two graphs below show the movements of two cars travelling near home. For each graph:

  • Describe what the car is doing. You may use the words in the box above to help you.
  • Include information about the direction the car is moving and the speed at which it is travelling at the different parts of its journey.

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b) Draw a graph which shows the following four statements (1 - 4) about the distance and speed of a car that starts a journey from home.
  1. moves away from home at a constant speed
  2. stops
  3. continues away from home at the same constant speed
  4. returns home at a faster constant speed.