On a position-time graph, the slope of the straight line joining two points on the plotted curve that are separated in time by the interval $\Delta$ t, is which of the following quantities?
A) average steepness
B) average velocity
C) instantaneous velocity
D) average acceleration

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The slope of a position-time graph represents velocity. When considering two points separated by a time interval, the slope gives the average velocity over that interval.

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