No. The distance of a line on a graph will not affect how steep it is. Distance does not affect slope.
Diagonal line
With distance on the x axis and time on the y axis a steep line would indicate a short distance traveled over a long period of time, depending on the scale of the graph.
It means that the speed of the object is constant.
It means that as time goes on, the distance increases quickly.
No. The distance of a line on a graph will not affect how steep it is. Distance does not affect slope.
Diagonal line
With distance on the x axis and time on the y axis a steep line would indicate a short distance traveled over a long period of time, depending on the scale of the graph.
It means that the speed of the object is constant.
It means that as time goes on, the distance increases quickly.
It means you are going very fast
It means that either the distance is measured from the starting-line and the object is moving forward, or else the distance is measured from the finish-line and the object is moving backwards, because the distance is growing as time goes on. If the upward sloping diagonal line is straight, it means the speed is constant. (not velocity)
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.
Yes. Speed is the rate at which distance changes over time. In calculus terms v = dx/dt, or the slope of the distance vs. time graph. If the slope of the distance vs. time graph is a straight line, the speed is constant.
What does a steep looks like
It looks for all the world exactly as if it were a steep line.
A straight diagonal line on a distance-time graph represents an object moving with uniform motion. This line shows a constant speed where the distance covered increases at a steady rate over time.