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What is continuously changing velocity due to continueously changing direction?
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∙ 13y ago
A rotating object.
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What happens to speed and velocity when a car turns but maintains the same speed?
Velocity changes as direction is continuously changing.
When cars are changing direction they are also changing what?
They are changing velocity. Velocity is the measure of speed and direction
What is the differnce between velocity and speed?
Velocity is a vector quantity. So direction is important But speed is a scalar. Body moving around a circle may go with uniform speed but not with uniform velocity as direction is changing continuously
What is the difference between acceleration and velocity?
-- 'Velocity' is the rate at which position is changing, and the direction of the change. -- 'Acceleration' is the rate at which velocity is changing, and the direction of the change.
Why is velocity tangential to the path of a body?
Velocity is a vector; having direction. So, when changing direction constatly to have velocity a tangent can be drawn to the constantly changing path of the object having velocity.
The force of gravity is responsible for continuously changing the what of a satellite?
Its velocity.
When you change speed and direction you are changing what?
velocity
If a car is traveling at a constant speed but is going around a curve what can you say about the cars motion?
The velocity of the car in this case is changing (to specify velocity, you indicate a speed and a direction), therefore the car is accelerating.The velocity of the car in this case is changing (to specify velocity, you indicate a speed and a direction), therefore the car is accelerating.The velocity of the car in this case is changing (to specify velocity, you indicate a speed and a direction), therefore the car is accelerating.The velocity of the car in this case is changing (to specify velocity, you indicate a speed and a direction), therefore the car is accelerating.
What distinguishes the measurements of speed from that of velocity and acceleration?
Velocity = speed, and the direction in which it's happening Acceleration = rate at which speed is changing, and the direction in which it's changing
Why is the velocity of the car traveling in a circle changing?
Because "velocity" consists of a speed and a direction. If the direction is changing, then the velocity is changing, even though the speed isn't. And here's another one for you: "Acceleration" means any change in velocity. So if the race car is going around an oval track at a constant speed, it's accelerating. ==> Because its velocity is changing. ==> Because its direction is changing. ==> All at constant speed.
If you speed is not changing but your direction is changing are you accelerating?
Yes; acceleration is any change in velocity - speed, or direction.
Is changing direction really the same as changing speed?
No. It is possible to change direction without changing speed. However, it is not possible to change direction without changing velocity.
