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The average acceleration can be obtained by finding the slope of the graph.

The instantaneous acceleration is found by drawing a tangent to a particular point on the graph (instant) and finding the slope of than tangent.

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What does the area under an acceleration time graph show?

The area under an acceleration-time graph is equal to the object's velocity (not change in velocity).


Is The slope on a position-time graph is representative of the acceleration of the object?

No. Slope of position/time graph is speed, or magnitude of velocity.Slope of speed/time graph is magnitude of acceleration.


If an objects velocity time graph is a straight line parallel to the taxis what can you conclude about the objects acceleration?

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What does acceleration graph show?

An acceleration graph shows the rate at which the velocity of an object is changing over time. It can indicate whether an object is speeding up, slowing down, or maintaining a constant velocity. The slope of the graph at any given point represents the acceleration of the object at that point.


On a velocity vs time graph shows what about an objects motion?

A velocity vs. time graph shows how the velocity of an object changes with respect to time. The slope of the graph represents the object's acceleration, while the area under the curve represents the distance traveled by the object. Flat sections of the graph indicate constant velocity, while curved sections show changes in acceleration.


What does a tangent to a velocity-time graph measure?

It will measure acceleration in the direction towards or away from the origin.


What does the acceleration vs position graph reveal about the motion of an object?

The acceleration vs position graph shows how the object's acceleration changes as its position changes. It can reveal information about the object's speed, direction, and changes in velocity.


What information can be learned from a position-time graph and from a speed-time graph?

A position time graph can show you velocity. As time changes, so does position, and the velocity of the object can be determined. For a speed time graph, you can derive acceleration. As time changes, so does velocity, and the acceleration of the object can be determined.If you are plotting velocity (speed) versus time, the slope is the acceleration.


What does the slope of a velocity vs time graph show you?

The rate of acceleration is a measure of the change of the velocity of an object with time. On a graph of velocity versus time, it is represented by the slope of the line so graphed. If velocity is changing in time, the object described is being accelerated. The greater the slope of the graph, the greater the change of velocity per unit of time and the greater the acceleration of that object. true


What kinematic concept distance velocity acceleration etc of the moving object does the slope of the graph represent?

acceleration


The slope of velocity time graph is changing what does it indicate?

A changing slope on a velocity-time graph indicates that the object's acceleration is changing. If the slope is increasing, the acceleration is positive, and if the slope is decreasing, the acceleration is negative. A flat slope indicates constant velocity.


Is a velocity graph the same thing as an acceleration graph?

Velocity is defined by physicists as both speed and direction, that is to say, if you are moving at 30 feet per second in a northerly direction, that is a velocity. Acceleration means a change in velocity. Physicists consider speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction all to be forms of acceleration; in more everyday usage, acceleration us used to mean speeding up and deceleration means slowing down. So, if your speed increases from 30 feet per second to 40 feet per second, that is acceleration.