7.5- MOTION GRAPHS Flashcards
What is displacement?
distance in a given direction from a certain point
When can you tell the maximum height on a displacement-time graph?
when the gradient is 0
What does the gradient of a displacement-time graph represent?
speed
What is velocity?
speed in a given direction
What does the gradient of a velocity-time graph represent?
object’s acceleration
What does the area under a velocity-time graph represent?
displacement of object from its starting position
What does the area between the positive section of the line and time axis of a velocity-time graph represent?
displacement during ascent
What does the area between the negative section of the lions and the time axis of a velocity-time graph represent?
displacement during descent
How would you work out the total displacement from a velocity-time graph?
take away negative displacement from positive displacement