Physics GCSE
Area as displacement
What Area as displacement means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Area as displacement
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Reference: OCR
The enclosed area between the plotted line and the time axis represents the displacement travelled in the chosen time interval, because velocity multiplied by time gives displacement.
Topics that use Area as displacement
- Motion (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Accurate reading of scales
- Appropriate apparatus selection
- average speed
- Change in velocity
- Choosing appropriate measuring instruments
- deceleration
- displacement
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