Motion Graphs Flashcard

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motion

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The action of movement

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What does a straight diagonal line on a motion graph indicate?

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The object is moving at a constant speed

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What does a horizontal straight line on a motion graph indicate?

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The object is stationary

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What does the steepness of a line on a motion graph indicate?

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The speed of the object

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How can you calculate average speed on a motion graph?

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Speed = Distance / Time

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What does a curved line on a motion graph indicate?

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The object is accelerating (speeding up)

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What does a curved line that gets shallower (less steep) indicate on a motion graph?

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The object is slowing down (negative acceleration)

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What does a steep diagonal straight line indicate on a motion graph?

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The object is going fast at a constant speed

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What does a slower increase in distance over time indicate on a motion graph?

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The object is slowing down (negative acceleration)

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What word in 8th grade science means to speed up or slow down and/or change direction?

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Acceleration (sometimes, not in science people say decelerating, but in science we use Acceleration for speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction)