Graphs of motion

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What is a position vs time graph?

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A graph that shows the position of an object at different times, illustrating how far the object has moved over time.

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What does a horizontal line on a position vs time graph indicate?

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The object is not moving; its position remains constant over time.

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What does a positive slope on a position vs time graph represent?

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The object is moving in the positive direction with a constant speed.

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What does a negative slope on a position vs time graph represent?

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The object is moving in the negative direction with a constant speed.

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What is a velocity vs time graph?

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A graph that shows the velocity of an object at different times, indicating how fast and in what direction the object is moving.

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

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The object is moving at a constant velocity.

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

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The object is accelerating in the positive direction.

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

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The object is decelerating or accelerating in the negative direction.

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What is acceleration?

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The rate of change of velocity of an object, which can be positive (speeding up) or negative (slowing down).

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What is the difference between speed and velocity?

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Speed is a scalar quantity that refers to how fast an object is moving, while velocity is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction.