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Q: What does it mean if the slopes of a velocity vs time graph slope goes up or down?
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What is a negative slope on a velocity-time graph indicates the object is down?

A negative slope on a velocity-time graph indicates a decreasing velocity over time, which means the object is slowing down. As time increases, the velocity decreases.


How is deceleration represented on a velocity per time graph?

It is radial the velocity in a direction towards or away from a fixed point of reference (the origin) at a given time. The velocity time graph takes no account of motion in a direction across the radial direction.


When velocity is changing what is happening to the slope on a position versus time graph?

That slope is the 'speed' of the motion. If the slope is changing, then the speed is changing. That's 'accelerated' motion. (It doesn't matter whether the speed is growing or shrinking. It's still 'accelerated' motion. 'Acceleration' does NOT mean 'speeding up'.)


A negative slope on the velocity vs. time graph indicates that the object is not moving.?

False. It means it is slowing Down!


A negative slope on the velocity vs. time graph indicates that the object is not moving?

False. It means it is slowing Down!


A negative slope on the velocity vs time graph indicates that the object is not moving?

False. It means it is slowing Down!


When the y values decrease and the x values increase how is that shown on a graph?

This has a negative slope (it slopes 'down' as you move from left to right).


Do undefined slopes have a slope?

An undefined slope is just a line straight down. The slope is undefined.


What do slopes of straight lines on a position vs time graph mean?

The question seems a bit ambiguous, but on a time versus distance graph, the slope indicates velocity (speed). So for instance, if you plot time on the X axis and distance on the Y axis, a steeper slope means greater velocity (more distance covered in less time).


What does the slope of the line on a position versus time graph tell you about the objects speed?

The distance versus time graph shows the position of the object. The slope of the line shows the velocity of the object. The velocity is the direction and speed of an object. If your slope has a positive slant that means you are going in a positive direction. If the slope has a negative slant your object is going in a negative direction. If your slope is zero (a horizontal line) that means your object has stopped and is about to change directions. In case you didnt know a positive slant looks like this on a graph.... / a negative slant looks like this on a graph.... \ postive is like sloping up a hill negative is like falling down the hill


How would a graph of negative and positive acceleration differ?

This depends on what the graph represents. If it is a graph of velocity on the vertical and time on the horizontal, then if acceleration is at a constant rate, the graph will be a straight line with positive slope (pointing 'up'). If acceleration stops, then the graph will be a horizontal line (zero acceleration or deceleration). If it is deceleration (negative acceleration), then the graph will have negative slope (pointing down).


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.