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Understanding Acceleration in Physics

Acceleration is the rate of change of an object's velocity, whether it's speeding up or slowing down. Learn how to analyze velocity-time graphs and calculate acceleration in this informative presentation.

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Understanding Acceleration in Physics

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  1. Acceleration Speeding Up and Slowing Down

  2. Acceleration • The rate at which an object changes its velocity • Describes how the velocity of an object changes • Acceleration can be a: • Change in speed OR • Change in direction • Acceleration can mean speeding up or slowing down • Symbol = • m/s2 Slide 1

  3. Analyzing Velocity Time Graphs • We can use velocity time graphs to calculate acceleration and determine if acceleration is positive or negative Slide 2

  4. Formula = acceleration = change in velocity = time Slide 3

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