Acceleration Graphs II

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What is acceleration?

Back

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity of an object. It can be positive (speeding up) or negative (slowing down).

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What does a positive acceleration indicate on a graph?

Back

Positive acceleration indicates that an object is speeding up in the positive direction.

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What does a negative acceleration indicate on a graph?

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Negative acceleration indicates that an object is slowing down or speeding up in the negative direction.

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What is the difference between speed and velocity?

Back

Speed is a scalar quantity that refers to how fast an object is moving, while velocity is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction.

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What does a flat line on a velocity-time graph represent?

Back

A flat line on a velocity-time graph represents constant velocity, meaning the object is moving at a steady speed.

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What does a steep slope on a velocity-time graph indicate?

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A steep slope indicates a high rate of acceleration or deceleration.

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What is displacement?

Back

Displacement is a vector quantity that refers to the change in position of an object, measured from the starting point to the ending point.

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What does it mean if an object has a negative velocity?

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A negative velocity means the object is moving in the opposite direction to the defined positive direction.

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How can you determine if an object is speeding up or slowing down from a velocity-time graph?

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If the velocity is increasing, the object is speeding up; if the velocity is decreasing, the object is slowing down.

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What is the significance of the area under a velocity-time graph?

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The area under a velocity-time graph represents the displacement of the object over that time interval.