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When does a car accelerate?

Updated: 9/17/2023
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13y ago

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When you push on the pedal.

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And that would be either the brake or gas pedal because the definition of acceleration is a change in speed slower OR faster.

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There are three types of acceleration that act on a car:

  • Linear acceleration when you make the car go faster or slower. These activities push you into the seat or make you move forward as your body resists the change.
  • Centripetal acceleration which occurs when you drive around a curve and you are thrown towards the outside of the curve.
  • Gravitational acceleration occurs when your car crests a hill or stars on an upwards incline. You are pushed down (or up) by moving towards or away from Earths center
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