Rates of change (Edexcel GCSE Maths): Quizzes
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What does rate of change describe?
What does rate of change describe?
How quickly one quantity changes vs another
What does the gradient of a distance-time graph represent?
What does the gradient of a distance-time graph represent?
Speed of movement
On a distance-time graph, what does a steeper line indicate?
On a distance-time graph, what does a steeper line indicate?
Faster movement
When water fills a wide section of a pond, how does the water depth change?
When water fills a wide section of a pond, how does the water depth change?
Depth increases slowly
When water fills a narrow section of a pond, how does the water depth change?
When water fills a narrow section of a pond, how does the water depth change?
Depth increases quickly
On a rainfall graph, what does a higher line indicate?
On a rainfall graph, what does a higher line indicate?
Rain is falling harder
What does velocity mean?
What does velocity mean?
Speed in a particular direction
What does the gradient of a velocity-time graph represent?
What does the gradient of a velocity-time graph represent?
Acceleration
On a velocity-time graph, what does a horizontal flat line indicate?
On a velocity-time graph, what does a horizontal flat line indicate?
Constant speed
On a velocity-time graph, what does a line sloping upward indicate?
On a velocity-time graph, what does a line sloping upward indicate?
Accelerating (speeding up)
On a velocity-time graph, what does a line sloping downward indicate?
On a velocity-time graph, what does a line sloping downward indicate?
Decelerating (slowing down)
On a velocity-time graph, what does a horizontal line at zero indicate?
On a velocity-time graph, what does a horizontal line at zero indicate?
Not moving (stationary)