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Can an object have a speed of zero and the acceleration not be zero?
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∙ 11y ago
Yes, but only at one instant. For instance, if you throw an object straight up, when it reaches the highest point its instantaneous speed is zero, but of course its speed is changing - thus, acceleration is non-zero.
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When an object reaches its termainal speed its acceleration is zero right?
Acceleration is zero when the object's speed and direction stop changing.
Does a dish resting on a table have constant acceleration?
An object at rest has zero speed and zero acceleration.
If the netforce on an object is zero then the object has?
If the net force on an object is zero then the object has zero acceleration, meaning that the speed and direction of its motion aren't changing.
An example of zero acceleration would be what?
If you are moving at a speed of ceratin speed and there is no force trying to slow you down, and there is no force trying to speed you up. Then there is zero acceleration. An example would be : an object in out in space, if you throw a object away from you the object will float away, since there is no force working on the object after you throw it the object is moving away in a locked speed from you, but have zero acceleration because there is no force affecting the object
How is velocity of zero different from an acceleration of zero?
Velocity basically means how fast you are going. Acceleration means how much your speed is increasing. So if there is zero velocity that means the object is not moving. If there is zero acceleration, that means that the speed is not increasing but there is actual speed and the object is not increasing it's speed what ever that may be.
When an object reaches its termainal speed its acceleration is zero right?
Acceleration is zero when the object's speed and direction stop changing.
Does a dish resting on a table have constant acceleration?
An object at rest has zero speed and zero acceleration.
It it possible for an object to be sationary while under acceleration?
"Stationary" means zero speed. The object's speed is not changing, and the direction of the speed is obviously also not changing.By definition then, acceleration is zero.
If the netforce on an object is zero then the object has?
If the net force on an object is zero then the object has zero acceleration, meaning that the speed and direction of its motion aren't changing.
An example of zero acceleration would be what?
If you are moving at a speed of ceratin speed and there is no force trying to slow you down, and there is no force trying to speed you up. Then there is zero acceleration. An example would be : an object in out in space, if you throw a object away from you the object will float away, since there is no force working on the object after you throw it the object is moving away in a locked speed from you, but have zero acceleration because there is no force affecting the object
How is velocity of zero different from an acceleration of zero?
Velocity basically means how fast you are going. Acceleration means how much your speed is increasing. So if there is zero velocity that means the object is not moving. If there is zero acceleration, that means that the speed is not increasing but there is actual speed and the object is not increasing it's speed what ever that may be.
Can an object have a speed of 0 while it has an acceleration that is not 0?
Yes. Acceleration is independent of speed. A perfect example of an object with zero speed but nonzero acceleration is an object at the apex of being thrown upward. The entire time it is in the air it is accelerating downward. At its maximum height its speed is zero.
What is the acceleration of an object that travels in a straight line at a constant speed?
The acceleration is zero in this case.
Does an object experiencing a constant velocity have a zero or non-zero value for acceleration?
If an object is sustaining a constant velocity it has 0 acceleration, because acceleration is either increasing or decreasing speed.
Can an object be moving if acceleration is zero?
Yes. Acceleration is defined as a change of speed and/or direction of motion. If the speed and direction of motion are constant, then there is no acceleration.
What does the object experience when the speed of the object increases?
When the object's speed changes, in either direction, there is non-zero acceleration present, and the sum of all the forces on the object is also non-zero.
Can an object with non zero force move at constant speed in straight line?
No. If the sum of all the forces on the object is not zero, then the object's acceleration is not zero, meaning that either its speed or direction of motion, or both, are changing.
