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Is The slope on a position-time graph is representative of the acceleration of the object?
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No. Slope of position/time graph is speed, or magnitude of velocity.
Slope of speed/time graph is magnitude of acceleration.
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What does the slope in a speed time graph mean?
it means that the object is gradually getting faster
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.
If a line is decreasing on a velocity v time graph what does it mean?
That an object is losing speed. It is experiencing negative acceleration.
In an acceleration graph showing speed versus time a straight line shows the acceleration is?
A graph that shows speed versus time is not an acceleration graph.The slope of the graph at any point is the acceleration at that time.A straight line shows that the acceleration is constant.
The graph of acceleration vs time for something going a constant positive velocity has what kind of characteristics?
The graph of acceleration vs time for an object moving at constant velocity is a straight horizontal line that coincides with the x-axis, i.e. it's the line [ y = 0 ].
What does a speed time graph show?
The acceleration of an object.
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).
Suppose you plot the distance traveled by an object at various times and you discover that the graph is not a straight line what does this indicate about the object acceleration?
It means that the object was accelerating or decelerating at least part of the time.
What kinematic concept distance velocity acceleration etc of the moving object does the slope of the graph represent?
acceleration
How would you obtain the acceleration of an object from a velocity time graph?
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.
What does the slope of a distance uersus time graph show you about the motion of an object?
acceleration.
Can acceleration ever be negative?
Acceleration is negative when the object is moving in the opposite direction. on a graph the line would be in the negative quadrant.
When the slope of v t graph is negative and constant what is the nature of acceleration?
acceleration is the slope of the v t graph... so the acceleration is constant and negative. In other words, the object is slowing down at a constant rate.
What is the difference between object moves wint uniform acceleration and object moves with no acceleration?
An object moving with uniform acceleration has a uniform change in velocity over time, and its velocity-time graph will be a straight line with either a positive or negative slope. An object moving with no acceleration has constant velocity, and its velocity-time graph will be a straight, horizontal line with zero slope. Refer to the related link for illustrations.
Plot the graph of force vs acceleration?
Acceleration is directly proportional to applied force. When acceleration increases, force also increases. If the force is tripled, the acceleration will also be tripled. Note that the mass must remain constant...
How does the speed versus time graph look for an object with constant acceleration?
A straight line.
If the plotted points on a speed time graph do not form a straight line what do you know about the objects acceleration?
You can conclude that the acceleration of the object is not constant.
