1. Ch. 5 Sec. 1 Graphing Acceleration Velocity-Time Graphs
Unit 2 Force & Motion
Ch. 5 Sec. 1
Graphing Acceleration
Velocity-Time Graphs

2. Graphing Acceleration
velocity-time graph speed on the y-axis (vertical) & time on the x-axis (horizontal)

3. Velocity-Time Graph Facts
speed/velocity is plotted on the y-axis (vertical) & time is on the x-axis (horizontal)
the slope or steepness of the line indicates the acceleration (steeper = faster/greater)
area under the line = the total distance traveled

4. Graphing Acceleration
an upward slope means an object is speeding up (positive acceleration)
a downward slope means an object is slowing down (negative acceleration)
a horizontal line means an object has a constant speed (no acceleration)

5. Summary