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

Following graph represent a body moving with constant velocity.

When graph has _____ slope, acceleration is negative.

The graph given below represents _____.

A car of mass is moving with a velocity of . 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 will be:

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

When graph has negative slope, acceleration is:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Draw a velocity-time graph to represent uniform motion.

What does area under a velocity-time graph signify?

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

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

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

An object is moving along a straight line with uniform acceleration. The following table gives the velocity of the object at various instants Time
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Velocity |
Plot the graph. From the graph, calculate the distance covered in the last .
