Interpreting story graphs

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What does a flat line on a story graph represent?

Back

A flat line indicates that the object is not moving; its distance from the starting point remains constant.

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What does an upward sloping line on a story graph indicate?

Back

An upward sloping line indicates that the object is moving away from the starting point, and its distance is increasing.

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What does a downward sloping line on a story graph represent?

Back

A downward sloping line indicates that the object is moving back towards the starting point, and its distance is decreasing.

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What does a steeper line on a story graph signify?

Back

A steeper line indicates a higher speed; the object is covering more distance in less time.

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What does a horizontal line followed by an upward slope indicate?

Back

This indicates that the object was stationary for a period and then started moving away from the starting point.

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What does a horizontal line followed by a downward slope indicate?

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This indicates that the object was stationary for a period and then started moving back towards the starting point.

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How can you determine the total distance traveled from a story graph?

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The total distance traveled can be determined by measuring the vertical distance from the starting point to the endpoint on the graph.

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What does the area under the line in a story graph represent?

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The area under the line represents the total distance traveled by the object over time.

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What does a change in the slope of the line on a story graph indicate?

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A change in the slope indicates a change in speed; a steeper slope means increasing speed, while a flatter slope means decreasing speed.

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What does it mean if the line on a story graph is vertical?

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A vertical line indicates that the object is instantaneously changing position, which is not physically possible in real scenarios.