distance and time
Slope of the graph will give you speed.
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.
The speed of an object on a distance-time graph is determined by the slope of the line. A steeper slope indicates a higher speed, while a flatter slope indicates a lower speed. If the line is horizontal, it means the object is at rest, showing zero speed. The speed can be calculated by taking the change in distance divided by the change in time (rise over run).
The scale in a graph is determined by the range of the dependent and independent variables.
The answer depends on what the graph displays.
The instantaneous speed at a specific point on a speed-time graph is the slope of the tangent to the curve at that point. It represents the speed of an object at that exact moment in time. This can be determined by calculating the gradient at that particular point.
It is not possible to sketch anything using this browser. The speed of a body cannot be determined from a distance-time graph. The slope of the graph is a measure of the radial velocity - that is the speed directly towards or directly away from the starting point. However, there is absolutely no information of any motion in a transverse direction. Since motion in this direction cannot be assumed to be 0, the distance-time graph cannot be used to determine speed.
Speed can be shown on a graph of position versus time, and acceleration can be shown on a graph of speed versus time.
A speed graph measures the distance devided over time. Acceleration graph measures the change in speed over time.
speed graph
Acceleration is indicated on a speed/time graph.
An object can only gain speed if there is a net force on it. If a net horizontal force acting on an object is large enough, or acts for a long enough time, the object can aquire a speed up to just under the speed of light, 3 x 10^8 m/s.