07/04/2023

DISTANCE TIME
GRAPHS Aims
To be able to describe what is shown in a distance time
graph
To be able to draw a distance time graph
Distance

A straight diagonal line

shows the object is
moving at a constant
speed

Time
 A horizontal line shows
that the object has
stopped moving
Distance

Time
Distance

A steeper line shows the

object is moving faster

Time
 Diagonal lines going back
towards the Time axis show
the object is coming closer
Distance

to its starting position

Time
 A curved line showing an on
abject is traveling at
increasing or decreasing
speed
Distance

Time
 Distance

Distance
Distance

Time Time Time

Constant Speed Constant Faster Constant
Speed Slower Speed

Distance
Distance
Distance

Time Time Time

Not Moving Coming Closer Accelerating

 What Does this Graph Show?

An object
moves at a
constant It moves
speed from its further away It returns to
starting from its its starting
position starting position
position at a traveling at a
lower speed
Distance

constant
It stops speed
briefly

Time
 Sketch and give a description
of what this graph shows

It stops for a
An object
while It travels
starts
towards its
travelling at a
starting point
constant
at a constant
speed
Distance

speed

Its constant
speed
increases

It stops

Time
 Sketch and give a description
Distance of what this graph shows

Time
 Sketch a graph to show this
description
A car sets of at a slow constant speed, it stops
briefly to refuel before setting off at a faster
constant speed until it reaches its destination.
It is stopped for a while before it returns
home at a constant speed
Distance

Time
 Drawing Graphs
60 Distance Time Graphs
50
Include
Distance (m)

40 A Title
Labels on Each Axis
30 Ensure You Go up in Equal Measurements at
Equal distances apart
20

10

10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Time (minutes)
 Draw a distance time graph for a car which travels at a
constant speed for 90 minutes until it is 60 miles from
home. It then stops for 30 minutes before traveling for 60
minutes a constant speed covering 30 miles.

Time Distance at End of that Time

90 60
30 mins

120 60
60 mins
180 90
So scales of the graph have to go up to
180 for time and 90 for distance
 Distance
Speed = Time

Distance

Speed x Time
 Distance

Speed x Time

A car travelled 2000m in 10 minutes. At

what speed was it travelling?

2000
Speed = 10 = 200 metres per minute
 Find the Answer to these Questions

1. A car travelled 500 miles in 10 hours. How fast was it

travelling?
2. A car travelled 10,000km in 50 hours. How fast was it
travelling?
3. How long would it take for a car driving at 50 miles an
hour to travel 300 miles?
4. How long would it take a runner running 10 miles an
hour to run 30 miles?
5. If a car travelled for 7 minutes at 400 metres per
minute how far will it have travelled?
6. If a person ran for half an hour at 200 metres per
minute how far would they have run?