Physics GCSE
acceleration as a curve
What acceleration as a curve means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of acceleration as a curve
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Reference: AQA
When the object is accelerating, the line curves upwards with an increasing gradient.
Topics that use acceleration as a curve
- The distance–time relationship (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- average speed
- axes and scales
- comparing lines
- constant speed
- describing motion
- instantaneous speed
- multi-stage journeys
- scalar quantities
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