Question

1. choose the best answers using the distance - time graph. a bus driver makes various stops at different distances. the bus driver records the time it takes to reach each stop. what can you tell about the bus’s motion between points e and f on the distance - time graph? the bus is returning back to the starting point. the bus is accelerating. the bus is stopped.

Explanation:

In a distance - time graph, when the distance decreases as time progresses, the object is moving back towards the starting point. From point E to F, the distance of the bus from the starting point is decreasing, indicating it is returning back to the starting point. The slope of the graph is negative during this interval which is consistent with the bus moving in the opposite direction of its initial motion. The bus is not accelerating (no change in the steepness of the slope to indicate a change in speed) and is not stopped (distance is changing).

Answer:

The bus is returning back to the starting point.