physics acceleration and velocity time graphs topic 1

equation for acceleration

change in velocity / time taken

horizontal line on a dist time graph

stationary

diagonal straight line up dist time graph

constant positive speed

horizontal line on velocity time graph

constant speed

diagonal straight line up velocity time graph

acceleration

diagonal straight line down velocity time graph

deceleration

curve dist time graph

changing speed / acceleration

curve velocity time graph

changing acceleration

area under graph velocity time graph

distance traveled

gradient

change in y / change in x

at rest

0

constant velocity

acceleration of 0 m/s2

average sound speed

330 m/s

average wind speed

10 m/s

average walking speed

1.5 m/s

average running speed

5 m/s

average car speed

7-10 m/s

average plane speed

250 m/s