Acceleration Flashcards

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Does acceleration have anything to so with going fast?

A

NO

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Acceleration

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Vector

Rate At which an object changes it’s velocity

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Velocity doesn’t change=

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No acceleration

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Constant acceleration

A

Velocity is changing by the same amount each second

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If an object is slowing down, then it’s acceleration is in the —— direction of it’s motion. Thus this object has ——- acceleration

A

Opposite

Negative

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When an object is speeding up, the acceleration is in the —– direction as the velocity. Thus it has ——- acceleration

A

Same

Positive

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