Drawing Travel Graphs (Edexcel A-Level Mathematics): Quizzes
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What are travel graphs commonly referred to as?
What are travel graphs commonly referred to as?
Displacement-time graphs
On a travel graph, what is plotted on the horizontal axis?
On a travel graph, what is plotted on the horizontal axis?
Time ()
What does the gradient (slope) of a travel graph represent?
What does the gradient (slope) of a travel graph represent?
Velocity
How is uniform motion (constant velocity) represented on a travel graph?
How is uniform motion (constant velocity) represented on a travel graph?
A straight line with constant slope
What does a negative slope on a travel graph indicate?
What does a negative slope on a travel graph indicate?
Motion in the opposite direction
How is acceleration represented on a displacement-time graph?
How is acceleration represented on a displacement-time graph?
A curve that becomes steeper
What does a curve that flattens out over time represent?
What does a curve that flattens out over time represent?
Deceleration
How is a stationary object represented on a travel graph?
How is a stationary object represented on a travel graph?
A horizontal line
An object moves at m/s for seconds. What is its displacement?
An object moves at m/s for seconds. What is its displacement?
m
What does a zero slope (horizontal line) indicate?
What does a zero slope (horizontal line) indicate?
The object is stationary
What does it mean if the graph crosses the time axis (where )?
What does it mean if the graph crosses the time axis (where )?
Object returned to starting point
What does a steeper slope indicate compared to a flatter slope?
What does a steeper slope indicate compared to a flatter slope?
Higher velocity