Question

a squirrel was perched high in a tree. it scrambled down to a lower branch, paused for a few seconds, and then climbed all the way down to the ground before racing across the grass. which graph could show the squirrels height above the ground over time?

Explanation:

1. The squirrel starts at a high, constant height, so the graph begins at a positive y-value.
2. It climbs down to a lower branch: height decreases over time (downward sloping line).
3. It pauses: height stays constant (horizontal line).
4. It climbs to the ground: height decreases to 0 (downward sloping line to y=0).
5. It races across grass: height stays at 0 (horizontal line at y=0).

Only the bottom-left graph matches this sequence.

Answer:

The bottom-left graph (third option, starting at high height, decreasing, pausing, decreasing to 0, staying at 0)