Question

On which axes are, distance and time are taken in a distance-time graph.

Answer 1

Explanation of axes of a distance-time graph:

1. The distance travelled for a moving object is simply the measure of the whole path travelled by the object.
2. A distance-time graph can be used to represent the distance travelled by a straight-line moving object.
3. Distance is taken along the y-axis and time is taken along the x-axis in the distance-time graph.
4. The gradient of the line in a distance-time graph equals the speed of the object.
5. The slope of the distance-time graph indicates speed.

Thus, in the distance-time graph distance is taken on the y-axis and time is taken on the x-axis.