GCSE Physics – Velocity-time graphs

Last updated: 09/07/2020
CCEA GCSE Science – Combined science higher Motion GCSE Physics – Velocity-time graphs

Learning Objectives

-I can interpret velocity/time graphs

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  1. How can we calculate the gradient of a graph?

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  2. What method should you use to calculate the area under a curved graph?

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  3. How can we calculate the area under a graph?

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  4. How else can we calculate the area under a graph?

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  5. What is the area of a triangle equal to?

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  6. What is the area of a rectangle equal to?

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  7. What is the difference between speed and velocity?

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  8. What does a flat line on a velocity-time graph show?

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  9. What does a line downwards on a velocity-time graph show?

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  10. What does the gradient of a velocity-time graph represent?

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  11. What does the area underneath a velocity-time graph represent?

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  12. Give an example of a constant speed but a changing velocity.

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