Velocity and Distance Time Graphs Flashcards

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Q

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

A

Speed is how fast you are going and Velocity is how fast you are going in a direction

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What does the gradient of a distance time graph tell you?

A

How fast your object is travelling (speed)

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3
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What do the flat sections represent?

A

Object being stationery or stopped

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4
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What do straight uphill/downhill sections represent?

A

A steady speed

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5
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What do downhill sections mean?

A

Going back to the starting point

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6
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What do curves in a graph represent?

A

Acceleration or Deceleration

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7
Q

What is acceleration?

A

How quickly velocity is changing

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8
Q

For a velocity-time graph, how do you work out the distance travelled

A

Area under any section of the graph is equal to the distance travelled in the time interval

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