Foundation worksheet

10:07 Travel graphs

Name: Class:

Exercise
1 a How far from home was Jim at: Jim’s walk

Distance from home (km)

i 2 pm? ii 3 pm? iii 4 pm? 3
iv 5 pm? v 1.30 pm?
2
b At what time was Jim:
i 2 km from home? 1
ii 1·5 km from home?
0
c What might have happened from 4 to 6 pm? 1 2 3 4 5 6
Time (pm)
2 This graph shows Tim’s journey when he calls 5 Tim’s journey
to see his friend.
4
a How far away does his friend live?

Distance in kilometres
b He stopped on the way for refreshment. 3
i How far from home was this?
2
ii For how long did he stop?
c How long did it take Tim to reach his friend? 1

0
10 20 30 40
Time in minutes
Travel graph of motoring trip
3 a When did the motorist begin her trip?
200
b How far did the motorist travel in the first
2 hours? 160
Distance in kilometres

c What was her speed on this section?

120
d What do the horizontal sections on the graph
mean? 80

e How far from home was the motorist at: 40

i 1.30 pm? ii 3 pm?
0
10 am 11 am noon 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm
Time of day
4 Smith is travelling from A to B, while Brown leaves B Smith and Brown’s graphs
300 B
to go to A.
a How far apart are A and B? 250

b When do Smith and Brown pass each other? 200

Distance in kilometres

c When did Brown stop and for how long?

150
d How long did it take Smith for the journey?
e How far did Smith travel? 100
Smith
f What was Smith’s average speed?
50
g How far had Brown travelled by 10 am?
h How far did Smith travel between 9 am and noon? 0 A
9 am 10 am 11 am noon 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm
i Who had the safest journey and why? Time of day