Velocity and Distance Time Graphs Flashcards
What does velocity mean?
It means speed but with just a specific direction
Speed =?
Distance / time
What does the gradient of a distance time graph represent?
How fast your object is travelling - speed
The steeper the distance time graph ?
The faster you are going
Downhill sections in a distance time graph mean?
Going back to its starting point
A straight up hill or down hill in a distance time graph means ?
A steady speed
Flat sections in a distance time graph mean?
It’s stopped
What does acceleration mean?
How quickly the velocity is changing
Acceleration =?
Change in velocity / time taken
In a velocity time graph the gradient means?
Acceleration
In a velocity time graph the flat sections mean?
A steady speed
Downhill sections in a velocity time graph mean?
Deceleration
The area under a velocity time graph equals?
Distance travelled in that time interval
A curve in a velocity time graph means?
Changing acceleration
Gradient =?
Vertical change / horizontal change
