Combined Science GCSE
Accelerated motion and curved graphs
What Accelerated motion and curved graphs means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Accelerated motion and curved graphs
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Reference: AQA
When an object accelerates, its distance–time graph is curved, so the gradient changes continuously and no single straight-line gradient gives the speed throughout.
Topics that use Accelerated motion and curved graphs
- The distance–time relationship (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Average and instantaneous speed from graphs
- Changing speed
- Constant speed
- distance–time graph
- Gradient
- Instantaneous speed as a tangent gradient
- Practical graph-reading skills
- Calculating change in distance and time
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