Physics: Velocity Calculation
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What does the gradient of a displacement-time graph represent?

  • Acceleration
  • Displacement
  • Time
  • Velocity (correct)

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

  • Displacement
  • Time
  • Acceleration (correct)
  • Velocity

What does the area beneath a velocity-time graph represent?

  • Time
  • Velocity
  • Displacement (correct)
  • Acceleration

What is the velocity of the car at 12 seconds?

<p>21 ms^-1 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of velocity in a straight line?

<p>Vector (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of a curved displacement-time graph?

<p>The object is accelerating (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mistake in the student's calculation of velocity at 12 seconds?

<p>The student did not calculate the gradient of the graph (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How would you calculate the acceleration from a velocity-time graph?

<p>By finding the gradient of the graph (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is required to calculate the velocity of the car at 6 seconds?

<p>Drawing a tangent to the graph (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the displacement-time graph of a bouncing ball?

<p>Oscillating line (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the area beneath the velocity-time graph represent?

<p>The total displacement of the car (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of sketching a velocity-time graph?

<p>To visualize the velocity of the car over time (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

From the velocity-time graph of an object, what can be calculated?

<p>Acceleration and displacement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be placed on the vertical axis of the velocity-time graph?

<p>Velocity values (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the total displacement of the car shown on the displacement-time graph?

<p>500m (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the displacement-time graph at 6 seconds?

<p>Curve (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the total displacement of an object calculated from in a velocity-time graph?

<p>The area beneath the line (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of quantity is velocity?

<p>Vector (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of a straight line in a velocity-time graph?

<p>The object is accelerating at a constant rate (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of velocity considered positive in a horizontal motion?

<p>To the right (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of graph is used to calculate the total displacement of an object?

<p>Velocity-time graph (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the area beneath the line in a velocity-time graph for an object with constant acceleration?

<p>Triangle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a velocity-time graph for a bouncing ball?

<p>A sinusoidal line (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between displacement and velocity in a velocity-time graph?

<p>Displacement is the area beneath the velocity-time graph (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Displacement-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs

  • The gradient of a displacement-time graph represents velocity.
  • The gradient of a velocity-time graph represents acceleration.
  • The area beneath a velocity-time graph represents the total displacement of an object.

Calculating Velocity and Acceleration

  • To calculate velocity from a displacement-time graph, a tangent should be drawn on the graph at a specific point to find the instantaneous gradient.
  • To calculate acceleration from a velocity-time graph, the gradient of the graph at a specific point should be calculated.

Velocity as a Vector

  • Velocity is a vector quantity, described by a magnitude (size) and a direction.
  • For motion along a straight line, velocity can be positive (moving in one direction) or negative (moving in the opposite direction).

Graphical Analysis

  • A straight line on a velocity-time graph indicates constant acceleration.
  • The area beneath a velocity-time graph can be calculated to find the total displacement of an object.
  • The area beneath the graph can be calculated by finding the area of a triangle (when the graph forms a triangle with the horizontal axis).

Bouncing Ball Graphs

  • A displacement-time graph for a bouncing ball would show a curved shape, indicating varying velocity.
  • A velocity-time graph for a bouncing ball would show a series of peaks and troughs, indicating periods of acceleration and deceleration.

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This quiz is about calculating velocity given displacement and time values from a graph. It tests understanding of physics concepts and graph interpretation.

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