Velocity -Time Graph

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What is the unit for time in physics?

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s (seconds)

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What does the y-axis represent in a velocity-time graph?

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Velocity

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What does the area between the x-axis and the line of a velocity-time graph represent?

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Displacement

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What is the unit for acceleration?

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m/s² (meters per second squared)

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What type of motion does a velocity-time graph depict when the velocity is decreasing?

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Slowing down

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What is the formula for calculating acceleration?

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Acceleration = (Final Velocity - Initial Velocity) / Time

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How can you determine the total displacement from a velocity-time graph?

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By calculating the area under the velocity-time curve.

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What does a horizontal line on a velocity-time graph indicate?

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Constant velocity.

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What does a positive slope on a velocity-time graph indicate?

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Acceleration.

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What does a negative slope on a velocity-time graph indicate?

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Deceleration or slowing down.