Acceleration

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Which of the following is a unit for acceleration? Options: km/s, m/s², mi/hr, ft

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m/s²

Front

What is velocity?

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speed in a specific direction

Front

What is the formula to calculate speed?

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Speed = distance/time

Front

Why does a car accelerate when going around a corner at 20 mph?

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The car is accelerating because it's changing direction

Front

Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in

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velocity divided by the time interval

Front

Does acceleration only occur when things speed up?

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False

Front

A roller coaster accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds. What's the acceleration?

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16 m/s²

Front

A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor. It slides to a stop in 15 seconds. What is the acceleration?

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-0.5 m/s²

Front

A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s. What was the acceleration?

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40 m/s²

Front

Acceleration can be classified as _______________

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All of the above