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Can there be acceleration in the body even when the body is not speeding up or slowing down?
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∙ 14y ago
Yes.
Acceleration is change in velocity.
Velocity is either change in speed or change in direction.
If you fix the speed, change in direction can account for change in velocity, i.e. acceleration.
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What is positive and negative acceleration?
Positive acceleration = speeding up. Negative acceleration = slowing down.
When acceleration and velocity vectors are pointing in opposite directions the object is?
This would indicate negative acceleration, which would mean that the object in question is speeding up.
How can an object be accelerating if it's slowing down?
Acceleration doesn't mean "speeding up". It only means that the speed or direction of motion, or both, are changing. Speeding up is positive acceleration in the direction you're moving. Slowing down is negative acceleration in the direction you're moving, or positive acceleration in the opposite direction.
What 3 things does acceleration refer to in science?
Speeding up, Slowing down & Changing direction.
Can a body accelerate without speeding up or slowing down?
Yes. Acceleration does NOT mean 'speeding up', or even 'slowing down'.'Acceleration' means any change in the speed or the direction of motion. Soif you take a curve at constant speed, there is acceleration present while yourdirection is changing around the curve.An object in a closed curved path ... like a race car in a circular or oval track, or a planetor moon in a closed curved orbit ... is ALWAYS accelerating, even if its speed never changes,because its direction is constantly changing.
What is positive and negative acceleration?
Positive acceleration = speeding up. Negative acceleration = slowing down.
What is negative and acceleration?
Positive acceleration = speeding up. Negative acceleration = slowing down.
How can you recognise body getting into acceleration?
a body is accelerating if it is speeding up faster and faster. Acceleration is the change in velocity. or the change in speed. Slowing down is also acceleration but it is negative acceleration or de acceleration.
When does an object have no acceleration?
When it is stationary, or when the velocity is constant. If it is speeding up or slowing down, it has acceleration.
What is positive acceleration negative acceleration?
Positive is speeding up and negative is slowing down
What is Acceleartion?
acceleration is changes in speed slowing down and speeding up.
What is meant by de-acceleration?
de acceleration just means slowing down. Acceleration means speeding up. Actually any change in speed is considered to be acceleration. Slowing down is called negative acceleration or (de-acceration) and speeding up is called positive excelleration.
When acceleration and velocity vectors are pointing in opposite directions the object is?
This would indicate negative acceleration, which would mean that the object in question is speeding up.
Difference between negative and positive acceration?
Positive acceleration ==> speeding up Negative acceleration ==> slowing down
What are 3 ways acceleration apply to diving?
Speeding up, slowing down, and turning.
Acceleration includes what three things?
changing direction, speeding up, and slowing down
Why car still accelerates after slowing down?
Acceleration is a change in velocity. Assuming a constant direction, if you're speeding up that is positive acceleration. If you are slowing down, that's negative acceleration. Either way you are accelerating.
