Motion-Accelaration Flashcards
1
Q
What is acceleration?
A
A change in velocity
2
Q
What kind of quantity is acceleration?
A
Vector quantity
3
Q
What are the units for acceleration?
A
Meters per second per second
(M/S squared 2)
(Meters per second squared)
4
Q
What is the equation for acceleration (M/S squared)?
A
Acceleration (M/S squared) = change in velocity (M/S) divided by time taken (S)
5
Q
What’s the symbols for acceleration equation?
A
a- acceleration v- final velocity u- initial velocity t- time taken for velocity to change a=v-u divided by t