Acceleration Graphing

Front

What is acceleration?

Back

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity of an object. It can be positive (speeding up) or negative (slowing down).

Front

What does a positive slope on an acceleration graph indicate?

Back

A positive slope indicates that the object is accelerating.

Front

What does a negative slope on an acceleration graph indicate?

Back

A negative slope indicates that the object is decelerating (slowing down).

Front

What does a horizontal line on an acceleration graph represent?

Back

A horizontal line represents zero acceleration, meaning the object is moving at a constant velocity.

Front

How can you determine the greatest acceleration from a graph?

Back

The graph with the steepest slope represents the greatest acceleration.

Front

What does it mean if a graph shows a decreasing slope?

Back

A decreasing slope indicates that the object is slowing down.

Front

What is constant velocity?

Back

Constant velocity means that an object is moving at the same speed in the same direction.

Front

In the context of acceleration graphs, what does the area under the curve represent?

Back

The area under the curve represents the distance traveled by the object.

Front

What is the significance of point B to C in an acceleration graph?

Back

From point B to C, the object is slowing down.

Front

Which section of the graph shows constant velocity?

Back

The section labeled BC shows constant velocity.