Physics GCSE
Velocity-time graph interpretation
What Velocity-time graph interpretation means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Velocity-time graph interpretation
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Reference: OCR
The velocity axis is vertical and time is horizontal, and the enclosed area is found by splitting the region between the plotted line and the time axis into rectangles and triangles.
Topics that use Velocity-time graph interpretation
- Motion (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Accurate reading of scales
- Appropriate apparatus selection
- Area as displacement
- average speed
- Change in velocity
- Choosing appropriate measuring instruments
- deceleration
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