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What does a speed time graph indicate about an object's motion?
A distance time graph would show the distance traveled.
How would a distance-time graph show an object with no speed meaning it is not moving?
It would be a horizontal line, with a y-coordinate at the starting distance.
What does the slope of the graph indicate about the object's motion?
The answer will depend on whether the graph is a distance time graph or a speed time graph.The slope of a distance-time graph shows that speed of the object in the direction towards or away from the point of reference (usually the origin). It indicates absolutely nothing about its speed in any other direction. So, for example, an object could be rotating around the origin at the speed of light (the fastest possible) and the distance-time graph would show it being stationary bacause its distance from the origin is not changing!The slope of the speed-time graph indicated the acceleration of the object, again with the same qualification.
How would decreasing speed show up on the distance versus time graph?
The slope of the line would decrease.
If a graph shows distance on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis and the speed is steadily increasing Will it be a straight diagonal line?
No, if the speed is steadily increasing, the graph will not show a straight diagonal line. Instead, it will show a curve that is sloping upwards, indicating acceleration. This is because as time progresses, the speed is increasing at a constant rate, resulting in a curved line on the graph. A straight diagonal line would indicate a constant speed over time.
