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Can an object be accelerated if it is moving with constant speed?
No, an object cannot be accelerated if it is moving with constant speed. Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity, so if the speed is constant, there is no change in velocity, and therefore no acceleration.
What happens to the velocity when an object is accelerated?
A moving object being accelerated will show a change in its velocity (it may move faster, or slower, or experience a change in direction). A stationary object will respond to acceleration only if there is no other force acting to prevent its response. For example: gravity is a constant force of acceleration, but objects cannot move toward the center of the earth if they are being blocked by another object.
How do you interpret how an object is moving from a distance time graph?
If the distance is not changing, the object is not moving. If the distance is increasing or decreasing linearly then the object is moving at a constant velocity. If the distance is increasing or decreasing parabolically then the object is being accelerated or decellerated.
How are motion and acceleration different?
In Simple motion, there is no force being applied. The moving object moves in a straight line with constant velocity. In acceleration, there is a force applied. The object's velocity is changing. The first derivative of acceleration is velocity. The first derivative of velocity is distance. (Derivative is a calculus thing.)
Why is an object in equilibrium during constant motion?
When an object is in equilibrium, the acceleration is zero. When the acceleration is zero, the velocity does not change; the non changing velocity includes the case when the velocity has value zero.
When is an object's average velocity equal to its instantaneous velocity?
An object's average velocity is equal to its instantaneous velocity when the object is moving at a constant speed in a straight line. This means that the object covers equal distances in equal intervals of time, resulting in the average velocity over a period of time being equal to the instantaneous velocity at any given moment within that period.
An object can be accelerated even though its speed remains constant give an example of such a situation?
An example of an object being accelerated even though its speed remains constant is a car traveling down a hill. Even if the driver maintains constant pressure, the car will accelerate due to the incline of the hill.
What is the acceleration of an object if velocity remains constant?
velocity is the first derivative of motion, with acceleration being the second; if an object has a constant velocity, then it's acceleration is 0. This is easy to see from everyday life, when you are in a car, you only feel it jerk when you are accelerating but once you've reached your speed you feel nothing.
Under what circumstances can an object move in a circular path without being accelerated?
It can't. If there is a change in direction, there is a change in velocity ("velocity" includes the direction), and therefore, an acceleration.It can't. If there is a change in direction, there is a change in velocity ("velocity" includes the direction), and therefore, an acceleration.It can't. If there is a change in direction, there is a change in velocity ("velocity" includes the direction), and therefore, an acceleration.It can't. If there is a change in direction, there is a change in velocity ("velocity" includes the direction), and therefore, an acceleration.
Why are your velocity changes when you ride a ferris wheel even if the wheel turns at a constant speed?
A ferris wheel turning at a constant speed has no change in speed. But velocity is speed with a direction vector attached to it. Speed with a direction component is velocity. In this case, the distance per unit of time (speed) that something is traveling is constant, but the direction it is traveling is constantly changing because that something is moving in an arc (or circle). It's a ferris wheel, and anything on it has its velocity changing. Velocity is changing every second because the direction it is moving is changing. Any change in the velocity of an object will require that the object be accelerated. Even if its speed is constant, it will experience acceleration to change "just" the direction it is traveling. It's the same with an object in orbit. The object will be cruising along at a constant speed, but its velocity will be constantly changing. This is because the direction the object is moving is changing because it is being accelerated constantly to get it to move in an arc. The object was put in orbit, and it was accelerated into that orbit. Now, the object is being acted on constantly by gravity. The gravity is pulling the object back to earth, but if we look at where it is going at any instant of time, it is moving on a tangent to its path of travel. It moves a tiny bit on that tangent, and gravity pulls it "in" just a tiny bit, and that makes it path an arc. A little on the tangent, and a little "in" toward earth. A little more on the "new" tangent path, and a little "in" toward earth. A little more along the new tangent path, and a little more in toward earth. A smooth arc - a circle. The object in orbit is constantly being accelerated toward earth, and this acceleration constantly changes its velocity (but not its speed), and it moves in that circular orbit.
How is circular motion accelerated motion?
"Acceleration" means a change in velocity. And "velocity" is a vector - meaning that not only the magnitude, but also the direction is relevant. So, if the direction of the movement changes, the velocity changes by definition, even if the MAGNITUDE of the velocity (also known as "speed") doesn't change.
What would happen to an objects's velocity if no work was being done on the object?
If no work is being done on an object, its velocity would remain constant, assuming no external forces are acting on it. According to Newton's first law of motion, an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion continues moving at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force.
