Question

mission kc5: oil drop representations
which one of the following verbal descriptions best describes the oil drop pattern shown below?
a. moves at a constant speed and then accelerates for the remaining time.
b. moves at a constant speed, accelerates, maintains a new constant speed.
c. at rest for several seconds and then accelerates.

Explanation:

In the oil - drop pattern, the evenly - spaced drops at first indicate a constant speed. Then, the drops start getting further apart which shows acceleration. After that, the drops are again evenly spaced but with a larger gap than before, indicating a new constant speed.

Answer:

b. Moves at a constant speed, accelerates, maintains a new constant speed.