A distance-time graph shows: from $0$ to $1$ h the car covers $40$ km, then from $1$ h to $2$ h the distance…

A distance-time graph shows: from $0$ to $1$ h the car covers $40$ km, then from $1$ h to $2$ h the distance reading does not change, then from $2$ h to $3$ h the distance increases by another $60$ km. During the second hour the car was:
  1. Moving faster than before
  2. Stationary
  3. Moving in reverse
  4. Decelerating but still moving

Solution

Distance does not change during the second hour, so the graph is horizontal: the car is stationary.

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