The area under a force-time graph represents--------
PHYSICS
WAEC 2022
The area under a force-time graph represents--------
- A. change in kinetic energy
- B. change in momentum
- C. change in work done
- D. change in internal energy
Correct Answer: B. change in momentum
Explanation
It is a graph that represents the force that acts on a body in a certain amount of time. Force on the object is represented by the y-axis and time taken by the object is represented by the y axis. The area under the curve indicates the impulse, the change in momentum that the object undergoes.
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