Acceleration and Graphs

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What is acceleration?

Back

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity of an object with respect to time.

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How can you identify an object at rest on a graph?

Back

An object at rest is represented by a horizontal line on a position vs. time graph.

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What does a downward slope on a velocity vs. time graph indicate?

Back

A downward slope indicates that the object is slowing down.

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What does a flat line on a velocity vs. time graph represent?

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A flat line indicates that the object is moving at a constant velocity.

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How can you determine if an object is speeding up on a graph?

Back

An object is speeding up if the slope of the position vs. time graph is increasing.

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What does the area under a velocity vs. time graph represent?

Back

The area under a velocity vs. time graph represents the displacement of the object.

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What is the significance of the y-axis on a position vs. time graph?

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The y-axis represents the position of the object at a given time.

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What does a steep slope on a position vs. time graph indicate?

Back

A steep slope indicates a high speed of the object.

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How can you tell if an object is moving backward on a graph?

Back

An object is moving backward if the position vs. time graph shows a decrease in position over time.

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What does a change in the slope of a position vs. time graph indicate?

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A change in slope indicates a change in the speed of the object.