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Motion 4.3

Motion 4.3. Acceleration is the rate at which your speed (or velocity) changes. If your speed increases by 1 meter per second (m/s) for each second, then your acceleration is 1 m/s per second. There is zero acceleration at constant speed in a straight line because the speed does not change.

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Motion 4.3

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  1. Motion 4.3

  2. Accelerationis the rate at which your speed (or velocity) changes. • If your speed increases by 1 meter per second (m/s) for each second, then your acceleration is 1 m/s per second.

  3. There is zero acceleration at constant speed in a straight line because the speed does not change. But what happens if travel occurs in a circle or a non-linear fashion?

  4. easy to spot on a speed vs. time graph. • Acceleration causes the line to slope up on a speed vs. time graph. What is the bike’s acceleration?

  5. If the hill is steeper, the acceleration is greater.

  6. Speed and acceleration are not the same thing. You can be moving (constant speed), but have no acceleration (think cruise control). Differences

  7. Acceleration describes how quickly speed changes. Acceleration is the change in velocity divided by the change in time.

  8. An acceleration of 20 km/h/s means that the speed increases by 20 km/h each second. 4.3 Speed and acceleration

  9. The units for time in acceleration are often expressed as “seconds squared” and written as s2. 4.3 Speed and acceleration Can you convert this rate to m/s2 using conversion factors?

  10. The word “acceleration” is used for: any change in speed, up or down. any change in direction Acceleration can be positive or negative. 4.3 Acceleration on motion graphs

  11. Positive acceleration adds more speed each second. Things get faster. Speed increases over time. 4.3 Acceleration on speed-time graphs

  12. Negative acceleration subtracts some speed each second. Things get slower. People sometimes use the word decelerationto describe slowing down. 4.3 Acceleration on speed-time graphs

  13. The position vs. time graph is a curve when there is acceleration. The car covers more distance each second, so the position vs. time graph gets steeper each second. 4.3 Acceleration on position-time graphs

  14. When a car is slowing down, the speed decreases so the car covers less distance each second. The position vs. time graph gets shallower with time. 4.3 Acceleration on position-time graphs

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