Motion_Lesson 6.2 Flashcards
A type of chart to that shows relationships between variables
Graph
A graph that shows how distance and time are relate
Distance-time graph
What does the y-axis represent on a distance-time graph?
The distance an object travels from a reference point
What does the x-axis represent on a distance-time graph?
Time
What is the first step in making a distance-time graph?
Draw x- and y-axes
What is the second step in making a distance-time graph?
Label x- axis for time.
What is the third step in making a distance-time graph?
Make tick marks on the axes and number them. Make sure the values chosen allow you to plot all the data.
What is the fourth step in making a distance-time graph?
Plot the data from each row of your data table
What is the fifth step in making a distance-time graph?
Add a line-of-best-fit through the data points
A mathematical term used to describe the steepness of a line on a graph.
Slope
How can you tell when an object on a distance-time graph is constant?
Look if the line is straight
How can you tell when an object on a distance-time graph changes speeds?
Look if the line is not straight
A line that slopes upward on a speed-time graph.
Positive acceleration
A line that slopes downward from left to right.
Negative acceleration
