Velocity and distance time graphs

Question	Answer
What is speed?	How fast you're going
What is velocity?	How fast you're going in a certain direction
what is does it mean when the line is flat?	The object is stationary
What does it mean when the line is straight?	The object is travelling at a steady speed
What does a steeper graph indicate?	The object is travelling faster
What does a downwards line mean?	The object is travelling backwards
What do curves represent?	Acceleration or deceleration
What does a steeper curve suggest?	The object is speeding up
What does a leveling of curve indicate?	The object is slowing down
What is the formula to work out speed on a distance time graph?	Vertical axis / horizontal axis
What is acceleration?	How quickly velocity is changing
What is the formula for acceleration?	Acceleration= change in velocity/ Time taken (v-u)/a*t

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	Created by Adam Collinge over 10 years ago