Distance-Time Graphs

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Question 1: The distance-time graph shows class 8A’s journey to the zoo.
They stopped for a picnic on the way to the zoo.

(a) What time did the bus leave school?

(b) What time did they stop for a picnic?

(c) How far had they travelled when they

stopped for a picnic?

(d) How long did they stop for?

(e) What time did they arrive at the zoo?

(f) How far is the zoo from school?

Question 2: Emma travelled to her Grandmother’s house and back.

The distance-time graph shows information about her journey.

(a) What time did Emma begin her journey?

(b) How far was Emma from home at 8am?

(c) How long did Emma stay at her

Grandmother’s house?

(d) What time did Emma leave her

Grandmother’s house?

(e) How far was Emma from home at 11:45?

(f) How far did Emma travel in total?

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Question 3: A train travels from Milton to Redville, stops for 30 minutes, then travels to Leek.

(a) How long did it take the train to travel from

Milton to Redville?

(b) How far is Redville from Milton?

(c) Work out the speed of the train for the

journey from Milton to Redville.

(d) How long did it take the train to travel from

Redville to Leek?

(e) How far is Leek from Redville?

(f) Work out the speed of the train for the journey from Redville to Leek.

Question 4: Ben drove 60 kilometres, from his home to Liverpool.

He stopped and visited his friend Tim on the way.

(a) Work out Ben’s speed for the irst

part of his journey.

(b) How long did Ben spend visiting

Tim?

(c) Work out Ben’s speed for the last

part of his journey.

Question 5: Laura goes for a cycle from her house to the post ofice, 4km away.

(a) How long did it take Laura to cycle

to the post ofice?

(b) Work out Laura’s speed cycling to

the post ofice.

(c) How long did Laura spend at the

post ofice?

(d) Work out Laura’s speed cycling back

home.

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Question 1:

Erin leaves home at 11am.

She cycles at a speed of 16 miles per hour for 90 minutes.
She stops for half an hour.
Erin then cycles home and arrives at 3pm.

(a) Draw a distance-time graph to show Erin’s journey.

(b) What is Erin’s average speed on the
return part of her cycle?

Question 2:

Thomas leaves home at 14:00

He drives at an average speed of 40mph for 3½ hours
Thomas stops for 30 minutes.
He then drives home at an average speed of 70mph.

Draw a distance-time graph to show Thomas’s journey

Question 3:

A helicopter leaves Bristol at 10:00.

It lies for 45 minutes at 80km/h.
It lands for 30 minutes and then lies a further
65 kilometres in 30 minutes.
The helicopter then immediately returns to
its base in Bristol, lying at 100km/h.

Draw a distance-time graph to show the journey.

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1 Here is a distance-time graph for Charlie’s journey over the course of a day.

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Distance from
home (miles)
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9: 00 10: 00 11: 00 12: 00 13: 00 14: 00 15: 00 16: 00 17: 00 18: 00

Time

Describe each stage of Charlie’s journey as represented by the graph above, making sure you
mention the following:
• Distance travelled in the first part of the journey
• Speed travelled at after the first stop
• The direction of travel at 14: 00
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2 Katherine and Julia are both competing in a long-distance race.

The distance they both travelled from home is displayed in the chart below.

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Katherine
18 Julia

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Distance from
home (miles)
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9 am 10 am 11 am 12 pm 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm

Time

2(a) Who covered the longest distance on their race?

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2(b) What was Katherine’s highest speed over the course of the journey?
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2(c) How much time did Julia spend ahead of Katherine in the race?
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3 On a morning bike ride Jane records her distance from her usual start point in
20 − minute intervals.
This can be seen on the graph below.

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18

16

14

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Distance
from Start 10
(km)

08: 00 08: 20 08: 40 09: 00 09: 20 09: 40 10: 00 10: 20 10: 40 11: 00
Time

3(a) How far did she travel in the first 2 hours of her journey?
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3(b) Jane travels back to the start at a constant speed of 30 km/h

Use this information to complete the journey on the axes above.
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4 The diagram below shows a journey starting from home.

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Distance
from home
(miles) 10

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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Time (minutes)

Describe the journey. Split the journey up into two steps; outward and return.
Make note of:
▪ The highest speed achieved
▪ Any rest times
▪ The total distance covered
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5 On the diagram below, draw a distance-time graph to represent the following journey.

▪ Raine starts 4 miles from home and jogs away from home at 6 mph for 20 minutes.
▪ She then runs away from home for 2 miles, taking 10 minutes.
▪ She rests for 10 minutes
▪ She then takes the bus to the shops, 8 miles further away from home at an average
speed of 24 mph.
▪ After shopping for 10 minutes, she returns home at an average speed of 32 mph.
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Distance
from home
(miles) 10

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Time (minutes)

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6 Jenny and Owen start a 9 mile race.

▪ They both start the race at the same time

▪ Owen runs at 6 mph for 20 minutes, then rests for 10 minutes, then runs a further 6
miles in 40 minutes.
▪ He then runs to the finish, taking a total of 80 minutes for the entire race.
▪ Jenny runs at 12 mph for 30 minutes, but then rests for 20 minutes after that.
▪ She then runs the remaining distance in 20 minutes.

6(a) On the axes below, draw a distance time graph to show both Jenny and Owen ‘s 9
mile race.
Ensure you label each graph correctly.
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Owen
9
Jenny

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Distance
from start
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0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Time (minutes)

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6(b) Do Jenny and Owen ever meet at any point during the race?
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6(c) When Jenny completes the race, approximately how far does Owen have left to run?
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7 Eight distance time graphs A-H are shown below.

A B C D

E F G H

Add these graphs into the table below.

If a graph satisfies multiple areas of the table, write it in both.
Some have been done for you .
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Rests Does not rest

Travels in only one

direction

Travels in multiple
 
directions

Starts and ends at the

same place

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