Practice Graphical Representation Of Motion (7.4) - Motion

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Question 1.
What does a straight line on a distance-time graph represent?
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Think about how distance changes over time.
Question 2.
What information does the y-axis represent in a velocity-time graph?
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Consider what we measure in terms of speed.
3Question 3.
What does the area under a velocity-time graph represent?
- Speed
- Time
- Distance
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Think about what graph features relate to distance.
4Question 4.
True or False: A straight line on a velocity-time graph shows that the object is accelerating.
- True
- False
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Consider what acceleration changes might look like.
Question 5.
A cyclist travels at a steady speed of 5 m/s for 10 seconds and then accelerates uniformly to a speed of 10 m/s in the next 10 seconds. Draw the velocity-time graph for this motion.
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Consider each segment of the journey when sketching.
Question 6.
Using a distance-time graph, how can you find out if a vehicle has come to a stop after a certain time? Explain.
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Recall what a flat line implies about distance.

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