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School Physics Notes: Forces & motion 2.1 Reminders of distance-time graphs

GCSE level physics exam revision notes: velocity & acceleration

Forces and Motion 2.1 Brief reminders on distance-time graphs and how to interpret them

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INDEX for notes on acceleration, deceleration, constructing and interpreting velocity/speed-time graphs


1.1 Reminders from Forces & motion section 1.

REVISION of distance-time graph interpretation

Distance - time graphs

Graph shows acceleration of object, object speeding up, ∆d/∆t gradient increasing.

Graph object shows zero speed/velocity, ∆d/∆t is constant at zero, object is stationary.

Graph shows deceleration of object, object is slowing down, ∆d/∆t is decreasing.

Graph shows uniform or constant motion in terms of speed/velocity, not acceleration, ∆d/∆t is constant, but not zero.

DO NOT confuse these graphs with the velocity-time graphs below!

Notes index on acceleration, deceleration, velocity/speed-time graphs


Key points about acceleration and deceleration

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It is important to recognise all the various 'shapes' of distance - time graphs in preparation to construct and interpret speed or velocity - time graphs, and don't get the two types of graph mixed up!


Keywords, phrases and learning objectives for distance-time graphs for a moving object

Be able to interpret distance-time graphs in terms of constant speed, changing speed - acceleration and deceleration and object stationary.



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Notes index on acceleration, deceleration, velocity/speed-time graphs

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