Question

janine hits a hockey puck across an ice rink. the distance between the puck and janine for the first ten seconds after she hits it is graphed below. distance vs. time judging from the graph, which of the following statements is true? a. the hockey puck moved at a constant speed toward janine. b. the hockey puck moved at a constant speed away from janine. c. the hockey pucks speed decreased as it moved away from janine. d. the hockey pucks speed increased as it moved away from janine.

Explanation:

In a distance - time graph, a straight - line indicates a constant speed. Since the distance between the puck and Janine is increasing over time (the line has a positive slope), the puck is moving away from Janine at a constant speed.

Answer:

B. The hockey puck moved at a constant speed away from Janine.