Learn and revise motion in a straight line, acceleration and motion graphs with BBC Bitesize Combined Science AQA Synergy study guide.

Key fact The gradient of speed-time and velocity-time graphs represent acceleration. The area under a speed-time graph represents the distance travelled.

The difference is that the velocity-time graph reveals the speed of an object—and whether it’s slowing down or accelerating—while the position-time graph describes the motion of an object ...