Acceleration Review

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Michael is studying physics and comes across a formula that requires a value in a specific unit for acceleration. Which of the following units should he use? km/s, m/s², mi/hr, ft

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m/s²

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When Nora drives her car around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it accelerates?

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The car is accelerating because it's changing direction.

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Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in

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velocity divided by the time interval

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A roller coaster accelerates from an initial velocity of 0.0 m/s to a final velocity of 60 m/s over 3 seconds. What's the acceleration?

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20 m/s²

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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

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Acceleration can be classified as _______________

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Speeding up, Slowing Down, Changing directions, All of the above

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What does the solid curve on this graph represent?

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Positive acceleration (speeding up)

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Which graph is showing positive acceleration (getting faster)?

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D

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Which graph is showing a faster constant speed? Options: B, F, They show the same speed

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B

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What is happening between 4 and 5 seconds?

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The object is speeding up in a negative direction