Displacement time graph: gradient of a displacement time graph gives us velocity of the object


Describing displacement time graphs:

  • Velocity
  • direction
  • reference to starting point

Car moves in opposite direction from which is started (negative displacement) when displacement is below the X axis when graph is decreasing, but still above x axis car moves back to its original point from which it started When this happens: state: the care is still in positive direction form starting point, but it is moving back towards starting point



- Graph has 0 gradient thus velocity is 0.
- Displacement is constant for every second. 
- Car is at rest

- Graph has constant gradient - uniform velocity (positive velocity) away from reference point* 
- Displacement of cars increases 10m every second.
- Moves in a positive direction from the starting point. (check)

- Graph has an increasing gradient
- Velocity of the car is increasing (non-uniform)
- Moves in a positive direction from the starting point.

- Graph has decreasing gradient
- Velocity of the car decreases
- Moves in a positive direction from the starting point.