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GCSE Combined Science · key term
A graph showing how an object's velocity changes with time. Its gradient represents acceleration.
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Specification 4.7.1.2 · Paper 3, Paper 4
Revise: Distance, Speed, and TimeA velocity–time graph has time on the horizontal axis and velocity on the vertical axis. Velocity includes direction; in the example below, the object moves in one direction throughout.
Physics, Combined Science
A graph showing how an object's velocity changes with time. Its gradient gives acceleration and its signed area gives displacement.
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To find acceleration at a point on a curved velocity-time graph, calculate the gradient of a tangent there.
