Motion Graphs

Front

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

Back

The object is not moving.

Front

What does a straight diagonal line on a distance-time graph represent?

Back

The object is moving away from the starting point at a constant speed.

Front

What does a curved line on a distance-time graph indicate?

Back

The object is accelerating.

Front

What does a negative slope on a distance-time graph represent?

Back

The object is moving back towards the starting point.

Front

What does a velocity-time graph show?

Back

The relationship between an object's velocity and time.

Front

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

Back

The object is moving at a constant velocity.

Front

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

Back

The object is accelerating.

Front

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

Back

The object is decelerating.

Front

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

Back

Speed is a scalar quantity (magnitude only), while velocity is a vector quantity (magnitude and direction).

Front

What does the area under a velocity-time graph represent?

Back

The distance traveled by the object.