Physics GCSE
comparing lines
What comparing lines means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of comparing lines
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On the same axes the steeper line is the faster one, and where the lines cross the two objects are at the same distance at the same time.
Topics that use comparing lines
- The distance–time relationship (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- average speed
- axes and scales
- constant speed
- describing motion
- instantaneous speed
- multi-stage journeys
- scalar quantities
- tangent
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