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Velocity-time graphs
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What do velocity-time graphs show?

Speed changes over time

What is measured on the y-axis of a velocity-time graph?

Velocity in m/s

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

Constant velocity

What motion does an upward sloping line show?

Accelerating

What does a downward sloping line indicate?

Decelerating

What does a line on the x-axis represent?

Stationary

What does a steeper line indicate?

Greater acceleration/deceleration

What does the slope of the line tell you?

Acceleration

Velocity changes from 2020 m/s to 1010 m/s in 2020 s. What is the acceleration?

0.5-0.5 m/s²

What does a negative acceleration value indicate?

Decelerating

How do you find the distance travelled from a velocity-time graph?

Find area under the line

What is the formula for the area of a triangle to find distance?

12×base×height\frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height}

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