Question

Ashley is charting the motion of her pet rabbit. The diagram below shows its position every 0.25 seconds.



Which of the following statements about the rabbit's motion is true?
A.
The rabbit's speed is increasing through time.
B.
The rabbit is moving at a constant speed.
C.
The rabbit's speed is decreasing through time.
D.
The rabbit's position is not changing through time.

Answer 1

To evaluate the motion of Ashley's pet rabbit, you would need to analyze the provided positions at each time interval to determine its speed and whether that speed is constant, increasing, or decreasing. Here’s how to approach the statements:

- **A. The rabbit's speed is increasing through time.** This would be true if the distance between positions is growing over the time intervals.
- **B. The rabbit is moving at a constant speed.** This is true if the rabbit covers equal distances in each time interval.
- **C. The rabbit's speed is decreasing through time.** This statement would be true if the distance between each position is shrinking over time.
- **D. The rabbit's position is not changing through time.** This would be the case if all recorded positions are the same, indicating the rabbit is not moving.

If you observe the positions and can note if they are equidistant (constant speed), increasing (speeding up), or decreasing (slowing down), you can then decide which statement is accurate.

Without the specific diagram to reference, I can't definitively determine which statement is true. You will need to look closely at the positions given at each time interval to make that judgment.