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It accelerates in the opposite direction. Its velocity increases in the opposite direction to the direction that has been assigned positive.
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When velocity is positive and acceleration is negative what happens to an object's motion?
Its slowing down (but still moving).
How does positive acceleration and negative acceleration affect motion?
positive acceleration helps to increase the velocity for positive direction while negative acceleration resists the motion.
When velocity is zero and acceleration is negative what happens to an object's motion?
At that moment, the object isn't moving - but since the velocity is changing, it soon will.
When velocity is negative and accelerative is negative what happens to an object's motion?
When velocity is negative and accelerative is negative the the object's motion is speeding up.
Explain how positive and negative acceleration affect motion?
when the acceleration of the body is positive its mean that its velocity is increasing and the speed of the motion also increases and speed will decrease when acceleration is negative.
How is motion demonstratd with snowboarding?
Snowboarding demonstrates speed, velocity, and acceleration. It can also demonstrate a positive or negative value for velocity and acceleration.
What is the relationship between motion speed velocity and acceleration?
Speed is a measure of motion and velocity just includes what direction it happens in.Acceleration is a measure of changes in speed.
What is the definition of negative velocity?
Observe that the object below moves in the negativedirection with a changing velocity. An object which moves in the negative direction has a negative velocity. If the object is speeding up then its acceleration vector is directed in the same direction as its motion (in this case, a negative acceleration).
When is acceleration negative?
Acceleration is negative if velocity is decreasing with time. Since velocity is a vector this can occur in one of two ways: 1) you are slowing down in the direction of motion and the velocity in that direction is defined as positive (this is what we usually mean by negative acceleration) 2) you are speeding up in the direction of motion and the velocity in that direction is defined as negative. An example of this is an object launched into the air which immediately starts to decelerate in it's upward velocity, reaches it's highest velocity, and then begins accelerating towards the ground. If we call the velocity upward a positive velocity, then when it starts falling, it has negative velocity. Note that acceleration (due to gravity) is negative the whole time.
Do Both speed and acceleration include the direction of an object's motion?
No. The velocity of an object is how fast it is moving as well as the direction of the motion. So when considering one dimension, the velocity can be positive or negative. The speed of the object is simply the magnitude (absolute value, in the case of one dimension) of the velocity, with no direction. Acceleration is the change in velocity and does include direction. So if an object has a positive velocity (in one dimension) and its speed increases, the acceleration is negative. However, if the speed of an object moving the negative direction increases, then the acceleration is negative, because the velocity becomes "more negative."
When angular velocity decreases the direction of angular acceleration is opposite to angular velocity .why?
Take the velocity to be in positive direction. Positive acceleration increases velocity and they are in the same direction. Negative acceleration reduce velocity and they are in opposite direction. It does not matter if the motion in linear or anfular.
Should acceleration and velocity always have the same direction in a downward motion?
If you are talking about free fall, acceleration due to gravity and velocity will both be negative, until terminal velocity is reached, at which point the falling object is no longer accelerating and has constant negative velocity.
When a car's velocity is negative and its acceleration is negative what is happening to the car's motion?
the car is at a constant speed---------------------------------------------------------I'm pretty sure that if the acceleration is negative, the car is slowing down. But if the velocity is negative, the car is either heading south or down (velocity refers to speed and direction.. according to my physics teacher).
A car has an acceleration of -5 ms squared describe the cars motion?
When acceleration is negative this means that the object is slowing down from a velocity.
What is acceleration in science?
Acceleration is any change in velocity. Velocity is the speed and direction of motion.
How is velocity of zero different from an accerlation at zero?
Acceleration is changing velocity. Zero velocity means no motion. Zero acceleration means constant, unchanging motion.
When velocity is positive and acceleration is zero what happens to an objects motion?
When acceleration is zero, then the object is moving in a straight line with constant speed. (That's the effective meaning of constant velocity.)
What is the difference bet increasing acceleration and increasing deceleration?
firstly, we should know what is meaning of accelerate i.e(to increase)that means acceleration is something which increases some physical quantity.In mechanics,acceleration means rate of change of velocity per unit time .a=v-u/twhere v=final velocity, u=initial velocity ,t=time& a=accelerationnow ,if the change in velocity is positive then i.e final velocity is greater than initial velocity.Suppose to be positive acceleration or simply acceleration.But when change in velocity is negative then acceleration is negative suppose to bedeceleration.Important thing is that acceleration is vector .so ,positive or negative accelerationindicates direction of acceleration.hence , force ,by Newton's second law.acceleration tends to increase the velocity of a moving body in the direction of motion while deceleration tends to decrease the velocity of the moving body applies in opposite direction of motion upto zero velocity after which it accelerate means increase velocity of the body but in opposite direction of initial direction of motion.
How are motion and acceleration different?
In Simple motion, there is no force being applied. The moving object moves in a straight line with constant velocity. In acceleration, there is a force applied. The object's velocity is changing. The first derivative of acceleration is velocity. The first derivative of velocity is distance. (Derivative is a calculus thing.)
What is the difference between positive and negative acceleration?
well the difference between positive and negative velocity would have to be that if your motion speeds up than you have a positive and when or if your motion slows down then you would have a negative accelerarion!!!!
What type of motion is occurring when the slope of a velocity vs time graph is changing?
A motion described as a changing, positive velocity results in a sloped line when plotted as a velocity-time graph. If the acceleration is zero, then the slope is zero (i.e., a horizontal line). If the acceleration is positive, then the slope is positive (i.e., an upward sloping line). If the acceleration is negative, then the slope is negative (i.e., a downward sloping line).
When an object's initial velocity is less than its final velocity what does that indicate?
AccelerationWhen the velocity of an object increases or decreases, that means it has accelerated. Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity.If an object's final velocity is greater than its initial velocity, that indicates positive acceleration. If an object's final velocity is less than its initial velocity -- if, say, it slows down and comes to a stop -- then that indicates negative acceleration. Deceleration is another way of saying negative acceleration. But . . .It is good idea to avoid using the term deceleration, because an object that is experiencing negative acceleration may slow down, come to a stop momentarily, and then reverse direction and speed up -- IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION!You can think of it this way: When an object is slowing down, its acceleration is in the direction opposite to its motion. We think of that as negative acceleration.
What is the definition of motion graph?
Constant acceleration motion can be characterized by motion equations and by motion graphs. The graphs of distance, velocity and acceleration as functions.
What is isaac newton's 2nd law of motion?
Force is equal to mass multiplied by acceleration. Acceleration is change in velocity either positive or negative. Mass is always positive.
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