Physics A-Level
Graph gradients
What Graph gradients means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Graph gradients
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Reference: OCR
On a displacement–time graph the gradient gives velocity, and on a velocity–time graph the gradient gives acceleration.
Topics that use Graph gradients
- Kinematics (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Area under graphs
- Displacement
- Instantaneous versus average velocity
- Motion representation
- Sign and direction
- Velocity
- Average speed
- Constant and changing velocity
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