Science Flashcards
1
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A measure of the change in velocity during a period of time.
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acceleration
2
Q
Just like velocity, acceleration is represented by
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a arrow
3
Q
When the Arrow is pointing the other direction it is
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deceleration
4
Q
car in this picture is moving at a constant speed, so the velocity arrow is always the
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same
5
Q
Acceleration is the change in velocity divided by
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The time interval during which the velocity changes.
6
Q
If you get a negative number
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it slows down
7
Q
in a speed time graph time is represented on the
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x axis
8
Q
in a speed time graph speed is on the
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y axis
9
Q
When the line is horizontal that means that the
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y=0
10
Q
the line on the right slants upwards
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its speeding up
11
Q
When a object slows down it slopes
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slopes downward
12
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