VelocityTime Graphs and Acceleration速度时间图和加速度.pptVIP

Velocity-Time Graphsand Acceleration What does a v-t graph look like? Time is marked on the horizontal axis and velocity is on the vertical. Graphs that represent an object’s velocity versus its time. What can we determine from a velocity time graph? Velocity and speed Time Acceleration Displacement and distance What can we determine from a velocity time graph? Velocity - reading directly off the y-axis What can we determine from a velocity time graph? Time (read off the x-axis) What can we determine from a velocity time graph? Displacement = area under the curve NOTE: Area formulas: Arearectangle = length x width Areatriangle = ? base x height What can we determine from a velocity time graph? Acceleration = v/t = slope What can you find from a v-t graph Acceleration = slope at a point on the graph (you may have to use a tangent) Average acceleration = finding the slope of a segment (use the start and end points) Velocity-Time Graphs Interpreting v-t graphs Horizontal lines show uniform motion (constant speed and direction). Inclined lines show change in speed or direction, or both: in other words accelerated motion. * *