Question

The graph shows an object’s distance traveled over a period of time.





Which statement is true?

(1 point)
Responses

The object’s acceleration is increasing.
The object’s acceleration is increasing.

The object’s velocity is increasing.
The object’s velocity is increasing.

The object’s acceleration is increasing constantly.
The object’s acceleration is increasing constantly.

The object’s velocity is constant.
The object’s velocity is constant.
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Answer 1

The object’s velocity is increasing.

Reason: On a distance‑vs‑time graph the slope equals velocity. The slope gets larger over time (the curve gets steeper), so velocity is increasing. You cannot conclude that acceleration is increasing (or increasing constantly) from this graph alone.