distance–time graph
What distance–time graph means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A graph showing changes in motion, where a steeper line means higher speed, a horizontal line means stationary, and a curve means changing speed.
A graph that plots distance travelled on the vertical axis against time on the horizontal axis for motion along a straight line.
Topics that use distance–time graph
- Speed (AQA GCSE)
- The distance–time relationship (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Constant speed
- Accelerated motion and curved graphs
- Average and instantaneous speed from graphs
- Average speed
- Average speed in context
- Changing speed
- Consistent units
- Distance
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