A straight line with a constant slope.
But the reverse is not true. A straight line with a constant slope only means constant speed in the radial direction. The velocity may have components at right angles to the radial direction that are changing.
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Motion without acceleration is when an object is moving at a constant speed in a straight line. In this scenario, the object's velocity remains constant and there is no change in its speed or direction.
Motion can be represented graphically using position-time graphs, velocity-time graphs, and acceleration-time graphs. These graphs provide information about how an object's position, velocity, and acceleration change over time. Position-time graphs show the object's position at different times, velocity-time graphs show how the velocity changes over time, and acceleration-time graphs show how the acceleration changes over time.
The first law of motion, also known as the law of inertia, states that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force. In the case of an ice skater sliding across the ice at a constant velocity, the skater will continue moving at that constant velocity unless a force (like friction or wind resistance) acts to change their motion.
A motion with a constant speed will always be moving the same speed A motion with a constant acceleration will constantly be gaining speed, and does not remain moving at the same speed.
No, if an object's velocity is constant, then its speed must also be constant. Velocity is a vector quantity that accounts for both the magnitude (speed) and direction of motion, so if the velocity is constant, both speed and direction will remain the same.