When an object slows down, its acceleration is negative (in a linear sense), or in a direction opposed to its motion (in a vector sense).
it changes direction,it speeds up or slows down
A car goes faster when you accelerate. It slows down when you brake.
When an object slows down it is still accelerating.
gravity
an object can accelerate both up and down
Because that's the definition of "accelerate". "Accelerate" doesn't mean "speed up", although that's how everybody who rides in a car uses the word. "Accelerate" means "change the speed or the direction of motion, or both".
It slows the object down.
Velocity can change due to a change in speed or direction of an object. It can also change if there is a force acting on the object, causing it to accelerate or decelerate. In simpler terms, velocity changes when an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.
Slower than it was before.
When a car slows down
Retardation or negative acceleration or deceleration.
Gravity is the force that causes objects to fall, while air resistance or drag slows down a falling object as it moves through the air. The larger the surface area of the object, the greater the air resistance force, which opposes the force of gravity and slows the object down.