Graphical Representation of Motion

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Graphical Representation of Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Graphical Representation of Motion, Distance-time Graphs, Slope of Distance-time Graphs, Velocity-time Graphs, Area under Velocity-time Graphs, and Slope of Velocity-time Graphs.

Important Questions on Graphical Representation of Motion

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_____ of a body within a definite interval of time is equal to the area of the portion under velocity-time graph.

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Following graph represent a body moving with constant velocity.

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When v-t graph has _____ slope, acceleration is negative.

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The graph given below represents _____.
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A car of mass 1500 kg is moving with a velocity of 20 m s-1. If the velocity-time graph for this car is a horizontal line parallel to the time axis, then the velocity of the car at the end of 25 s will be:

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The physical quantity which is represented by the area under the line of velocity-time graph is _____.

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When v-t graph has negative slope, acceleration is:

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_____ of a body within a definite interval of time is equal to the area of the portion under velocity-time graph.

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When will be the slope of velocity-time graph be zero?

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A car travels in the same speed in the same direction for a time t sec. Draw the velocity-time graph of the same.

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Negative slope of a v-t graph signifies _____.( acceleration/ retardation)

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Area enclosed by a velocity-time curve gives _____ of the body.

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v-t graph for uniform velocity is _____to time axis.

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Plot a distance-time graph for the following data and state the type of motion.

Time s 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Position m 0 4 8 12 16 20 24

 

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Draw a velocity-time graph to represent uniform motion.

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What does area under a velocity-time graph signify?

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The distance time graph is a straight line parallel to X-axis. What type of motion is shown here?

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What will the v-t curve for a car parked on roadside look like?

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Draw a velocity time graph for an object in uniform motion. Show that the slope of velocity-time gives acceleration of the object.

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An object is moving along a straight line with uniform acceleration. The following table gives the velocity of the object at various instants Time

Time s 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Velocity m s-1 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

Plot the graph. From the graph, calculate the distance covered in the last 4 s.