Understanding Velocity-Time Graphs

What does the slope of a velocity-time graph represent?

• Acceleration

• Speed

• Displacement

• Distance

How does the velocity change as a body moves upwards?

• The velocity increases as the body moves upwards.

• The velocity remains constant as the body moves upwards.

• The velocity fluctuates randomly as the body moves upwards.

• The velocity decreases as the body moves upwards.

What is the velocity of the body at its highest point?

• The velocity is maximum at the highest point.

• Both components are zero at the highest point.

• The vertical component is 0; the horizontal component remains.

• The vertical component is maximum at the highest point.

Describe the shape of the velocity-time graph for a body thrown upwards.

• The velocity-time graph is a straight line sloping downwards from positive to zero and then into the negative.

• The velocity-time graph is a curved line that increases and then decreases.

• The velocity-time graph is a horizontal line at a constant positive value.

• The velocity-time graph is a straight line sloping upwards from negative to positive.

What does a negative velocity indicate in the context of this graph?

• The object is moving in the opposite direction.

• The object is at rest.

• The object is accelerating positively.

• The object is moving in a circular path.