IB skill practice

Find speed from a distance-time graph

Read two points off a distance-time graph and calculate the constant speed as distance over time (the gradient). Connects graph reading to kinematics.

Paper 1, Paper 2 1 marks Difficulty 2

Find speed from a distance-time graph

The distance-time graph shows an object moving at constant speed. Read the two marked points, then find the speed in metres per second.