Physics GCSE
Area under a graph as a physical quantity
What Area under a graph as a physical quantity means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The area enclosed between the plotted line and the time axis on a velocity–time graph represents the distance travelled or displacement.
Topics that use Area under a graph as a physical quantity
- Acceleration (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Acceleration and units
- area under a graph
- Average acceleration
- Change in velocity
- Compound geometric shapes in physics
- Direction convention
- displacement
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