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Which of the following features is represented on the y-axis of a displacement-time graph?
acceleration
displacement
time
velocity
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What does a straight horizontal line on a displacement-time graph indicate?
constant negative velocity
changing velocity
no movement
constant positive velocity
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What does a curved line on a displacement-time graph indicate?
changing velocity
instantaneous velocity
no movement
constant velocity
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How can acceleration be identified on a displacement-time graph?
by calculating the area under the graph
by a curved line shape
by a horizontal line
by the gradient of the graph
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How is velocity calculated from a displacement-time graph?
from the gradient of the graph
from the y-intercept
from the area under the graph
it cannot be calculated
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What does the gradient on a velocity-time graph represent?
acceleration
displacement
time
velocity
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How can displacement be calculated from a velocity-time graph?
by measuring the gradient
by calculating the area under the graph
by the y-intercept
it cannot be calculated
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Negative area under a velocity-time graph indicates:
displacement in the opposite direction
zero velocity
acceleration in the opposite direction
deceleration
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A curved line on a velocity-time graph indicates:
constant acceleration
instantaneous acceleration
changing acceleration
no acceleration
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Which graph would show an object moving at constant velocity?
a horizontal line on a velocity-time graph
a horizontal line on a displacement-time graph
a sloping straight line on a velocity-time graph
a curved line on a displacement-time graph
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What is the term used to describe the rate of change of velocity?
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What measurement is represented by the area under a velocity-time graph?
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What type of line indicates no movement on a displacement-time graph?
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Briefly explain how to calculate instantaneous velocity from a curved displacement-time graph.
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