Acceleration

Speed = _______________

• Distance + time

• Distance – time

• Distance x time

• Distance / time

What is this?

A car is traveling 50 mph.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

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What is velocity?

• Speed + Direction

• Speed Only

• Speed + Time

• Only Direction

What is this?

"This airplane is traveling at 500 mph, West"

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

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What is this?

"This car is speeding up"

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

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Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 

• True
• False

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When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car? 

• speed up
• slow down
• make turns
• All of the above 

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The International Standard (SI) unit for acceleration is

• mph

• ft/sec²

• m/s²

Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?

• Its direction changes
• It doesn't
• It slows down
• Its speeds up  

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