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When an object accelerates it is only changing speed but not direction?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
No.
When an object accelerates its velocity is changing.
As velocity is defined as speed with direction, its velocity changes if
either the speed or the direction of travel changes.
As its velocity is changing it is technically accelerating (or possibly 'decelerating'
if you are an American)
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∙ 11y ago
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If an object accelerates in the same direction which it is moving how is it speed affected?
The speed of the object will increase.
If an object accelerates in the same direction in which it is moving how is its speed affected?
The speed of the object will increase.
Describe a situation in which an object accelerates without changing speed?
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity over time, so velocity must always be changing if the object is accelerating. HOWEVER, you said speed which means only magnitude, not direction. If you stay the same speed, but change direction then you are accelerating. Simple answer: when you are going the same speed in a circle - velocity changes, therefore acceleration changes.
Can an object with constant speed be accelerating?
Yes. 'Acceleration' means either speed or direction is changing. If direction is changing,then there is acceleration, even if speed is constant.
What is an accelerating object?
The rate at which the speed or direction of its motion is changing.
When an object accelerate what can it do?
When an object accelerates it can change its speed or direction of motion. When it accelerates without changing its direction of motion, it can cover any distance in less time.
If an object accelerates in the same direction which it is moving how is it speed affected?
The speed of the object will increase.
If an object accelerates in the same direction in which it is moving how is its speed affected?
The speed of the object will increase.
If an object accelerates in the same direction in which it's moving how is its speed affected?
The speed of the object will increase.
What happen when you apply a force on an object in space?
It accelerates as long as the force is applied, and after that it continues at a uniform speed and direction.
Describe a situation in which an object accelerates without changing speed?
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity over time, so velocity must always be changing if the object is accelerating. HOWEVER, you said speed which means only magnitude, not direction. If you stay the same speed, but change direction then you are accelerating. Simple answer: when you are going the same speed in a circle - velocity changes, therefore acceleration changes.
Can an object with constant speed be accelerating?
Yes. 'Acceleration' means either speed or direction is changing. If direction is changing,then there is acceleration, even if speed is constant.
What object is accelerating?
The rate at which the speed or direction of its motion is changing.
What is an accelerating object?
The rate at which the speed or direction of its motion is changing.
What happens when you apply force in an object in space?
It accelerates as long as the force is applied, and after that it continues at a uniform speed and direction.
What happens to the speed of a moving object when it accelerates?
An object is accelerating if any of these things are happening . . .-- its speed is increasing-- its speed is decreasing-- its direction is changing.The object may be accelerating even if its speed isn't changing.Acceleration does not mean "speeding up".
When an object reaches its termainal speed its acceleration is zero right?
Acceleration is zero when the object's speed and direction stop changing.
