Acceleration

Front

What is the formula to calculate speed?

Back

Speed = distance/time

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Front

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

Back

m/s²

Front

Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)

Back

Speed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Front

What is velocity?

Back

speed in a specific direction

Front

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

Back

The car is accelerating because it's changing direction

Front

Calculate the average speed (in meter/sec) if a cheetah runs 180 meters in 10 seconds.

Back

18 m/sec

Front

A value that only has magnitude (a number)

Back

Scalar

Front

Which of the following is a vector? Mass, Time, Speed, Velocity

Back

Velocity

Front

Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in

Back

velocity divided by the time interval

Front

Does acceleration only occur when things speed up?

Back

False

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5