Physics P2 1.3 More about velocity - time graphs.

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What does a horizontal line on a velocity-time graph mean?
The acceleration is zero.
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What does the gradient of a velocity-time graph represent?
Acceleration.
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What is the area under the line on a velocity-time graph?
The distance travelled.
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What does a velocity-time graph show?
The velocity of an object (y-axis) against time taken (x-axis).
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What does the gradient of the line on a velocity-time graph represent?
Acceleration.
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The steeper the gradient........?
The greater the acceleration.
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What does it mean if the line on a velocity-time graph is a horizontal therefore the acceleration is zero?
The object is travelling at a steady speed.
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What does it mean if the gradient of the line is negative?
The object is decelerating.
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What does the area under the line on a velocity-time graph represent and how is the size of this area relevant?
The area under the line on a velocity-time graph represents the distance travelled in a given time, the bigger the area, the greater the distance travelled.
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What does a horizontal line on a velocity-time graph represent?
Constant velocity, zero acceleration.
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What would the velocity-time graph for a steadily decelerating object look like?
A straight line with a negative gradient.
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