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Is acceleration the rate at which an object covers a given distance?
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∙ 9y ago
No. It's the rate at which a object changes velocity (speed).
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What is the formula used to find distance?
The distance travelled by an object in a given time is given by:Distance = Speed * TimeAlternatively for an object that is accelerating:Distance = (Speed of object before acceleration is applied * Time) + (0.5 * Acceleration * Time squared)If the object is accelerating from speed zero, the first set of brackets is irrelevant.Also, if the object is falling to the ground, acceleration = 9.81
How do you find distance given acceleration and speed?
acceleration times speed
What's the difference between instantaneous velocity and instantaneous acceleration?
Instantaneous velocity is the rate at which an object is moving in a uniform direction, distance per unit time, at any given instant in time. instantaneous acceleration is the rate at which an object's velocity is changing at any given instant in time
Three things that can be acceleration?
Only one thing can be acceleration; the changing velocity of any given object. That's what acceleration is. Acceleration is caused by a net force on the object.
How do you solve for acceleration when given distance and time?
you need a velocity unless its a falling object you should type in the problem statement and you might get a better answer
Measurements of acceleration are given in units of?
(any unit of length or distance) divided by (any unit of time)2 is a unit of acceleration.
What is the rate at which an object covers is given?
motion
What is a change in speed and direction called?
If an object is in motion, we apply the term speed to the distance (displacement) it achieves for a given unit of time. If we take speed and add a direction vector, as is asked here, we are talking about the velocity of the object.
How do distance-time and speed-time graphs help explain an object's motion?
Distance - Time shows speed (by gradient) and distance travelled over a given time. Speed - time shows acceleration and instant speed.
What are two words that describe the rate of motion of an object at a given point in time?
Velocity is the change of distance over change in time (distance/unit time) and Acceleration is the change in velocity/unit time.
How do you convert from mass to distance?
With extreme difficultly as they measure different things: mass is a measure of how much something weighs*, whereas length is a measure of distance. * Actually weight is the force on a mass due to acceleration and is measured in Newtons. However, weight and mass are often, incorrectly, used interchangeably and I cannot think of a better word to describe mass. To further muddy the waters, mass and distance ARE related by energy and acceleration: energy = (mass × acceleration) × distance which can be rearranged to distance = energy ÷ (mass × acceleration) So for an object given a mass, an acceleration (on earth acceleration due to gravity is a good one) and an amount of energy put in, the distance the object is moved (by that energy [in acting as a force]) can be calculated.
The change in an object's velocity in given period of time?
acceleration or decceleration...
