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Is it possible that the velocity of an object be in a direction other than the direction of accalaration?
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
Of course. When you toss a ball or a stone UP into the air, then
for all the time until it reaches its peak and begins to fall, its velocity
is upward but its acceleration is downward.
The acceleration of gravity is always downward, but material objects
frequently have upward velocities.
In any situation where an object's acceleration is opposite to its velocity,
a Physicist would say that the object is "slowing down".
Another example is motion at a steady speed in a circle. In that case, the
acceleration and velocity are always perpendicular. The acceleration acts
only to change the direction of the object's motion, but not its speed.
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∙ 9y ago
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Can an object have a constant spped and velocity at the same time?
Velocity is a vector quantity. That means it has direction and magnitude. Speed is a scalar quantity, it only has magnitude. It is possible to have constant speed and constant velocity but it is also possible to have constant speed but changing velocity if the object is changing direction.
What is the velocity of a object?
the velocity of an object is its speed and direction
Is it possible for an object moving in constant velocity having varying speed justify your answer?
No, it isn't possible. Velocity specifies both speed and direction; if velocity doesn't change, that means that neither the speed nor the direction change.
What would describe both speed and direction of a moving object?
The speed and direction of an object is its velocity.
What is the difference between the velocity and the magnitude of the velocity of an object?
The velocity of an object has two attributes, 1. its magnitude and 2. its direction. The difference betwen the velocity and the magnitude of the velocity is the direction!
The speed of an object and the direction of its motion?
the object's 'velocity'
Can an object have a constant spped and velocity at the same time?
Velocity is a vector quantity. That means it has direction and magnitude. Speed is a scalar quantity, it only has magnitude. It is possible to have constant speed and constant velocity but it is also possible to have constant speed but changing velocity if the object is changing direction.
What is the velocity of a object?
the velocity of an object is its speed and direction
Is it possible of a body to have its velocity and acceleration pointing in opposite direction plot a velocity-time graph if yes?
Yes, it is possible. For example, if you through an object up, its velocity would initially be in the "up" direction, but its acceleration would be in the "down" direction.
What describes the direction and speed of an object?
Velocity describes the speed and direction of an object.velocityvelocity
Is it possible for an object moving in constant velocity having varying speed justify your answer?
No, it isn't possible. Velocity specifies both speed and direction; if velocity doesn't change, that means that neither the speed nor the direction change.
An object's speed and direction?
is velocity
What can be determined from a velocity time graph?
The simplest answer is the velocity of an object at a given time. It is also possible to determine the acceleration and displacement - but only in the same direction as the velocity. No information on motion in a transverse direction can be determined.
What would describe both speed and direction of a moving object?
The speed and direction of an object is its velocity.
What is the difference between the velocity and the magnitude of the velocity of an object?
The velocity of an object has two attributes, 1. its magnitude and 2. its direction. The difference betwen the velocity and the magnitude of the velocity is the direction!
When you know the speed and the direction of an object's motion you know what?
The magnitude and direction of the object's velocity vector.
Is it possible for the instataneous velocity to have been negative at any time in the interval suppose the particle started at the origin x 0?
Yes. Since velocity is a vector it can have negative values when the object is moving in the direction opposite to the direction defined as the positive direction. For example, if an object is thrown vertically upwards and the upward direction is considered the positive direction, then when the object is falling downwards under gravity, its velocity is negative (in the upward direction). Coversely, if the downward direction is defined as the positive direction, then the object has a negative velocity during the first stage of the trajectory.
