Forces and motion - movement and position

Question 1

Be able to plot a distance time graph

Answer 1

• Draw/label the horizontal axis for the time and a vertical axis for the distance.
• Use the information about the distance or speed of the object to plot points on the graph.
• Join the points with straight line segments.

Question 2

What does it mean in a distance-time graph when the line is flat (parallel to the x-axis)

Answer 2

That the thing is stationary

(scroll down to graph)
https://thirdspacelearning.com/gcse-maths/ratio-and-proportion/distance-time-graph/

Question 3

What does it mean in a distance-time graph when the line is straight and diagonal left to right going up and when going down

Answer 3

going up - moving away at a constant speed

going down - moving close at a constant speed

(scroll down to graph)
https://thirdspacelearning.com/gcse-maths/ratio-and-proportion/distance-time-graph/

Question 4

What does it mean in a distance-time graph when the line is curved upwards and downwards

Answer 4

Upwards - accelerating

Downwards - Decelerating

https://thirdspacelearning.com/gcse-maths/ratio-and-proportion/distance-time-graph/

Question 5

How to work out the speed in a distance time graph

Answer 5

(Underneath graph)
https://thirdspacelearning.com/gcse-maths/ratio-and-proportion/distance-time-graph/

Question 6

Practical: Investigate the motion of everyday objects such as toy cars or tennis balls

Question 7

Know and use the relationship between change in velocity, time taken and acceleration

Answer 7

change in velocity
acceleration= —————————
time taken
v-u
a = ——-
t

Question 8

plot and explain velocity-time graphs

Answer 8

(test yourself on the info) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z3whb82/revision/4

Question 9

Calculate the distance travelled

Answer 9

(test yourself on the info) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z3whb82/revision/4

Question 10

Calculate the acceleration of a line from a graph

Answer 10

(use equation on graph use graph to try and figure it out + doesn’t explain on the link) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z3whb82/revision/4