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Acceleration is the rate of change of VELOCITY, not of SPEED. If the velocity changes, there is acceleration. It is enough for the direction to change.

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How can you be accelerating and traveling at a constant speed?

Acceleration refers to any change in an object's velocity, which includes changes in speed or direction. It is possible to have a constant speed while still accelerating if the direction of motion changes, for example, when moving in a circle at a constant speed. So, while the speed remains the same, the change in direction constitutes acceleration.


How is it possible to be accelerating while traveling at a constant speed?

Acceleration is a change in velocity, which includes changes in speed or direction. When an object is traveling at a constant speed, it can still be accelerating if it is changing direction, like in circular motion. In this case, the object's velocity is changing even though its speed remains constant.


What is an example of an accelerating object but moves in a constant speed?

An object moving in a circular path at a constant speed is accelerating because its direction of motion is changing. The object is not speeding up or slowing down but is constantly changing its direction, which results in acceleration towards the center of the circle.


Can you also give an example of something that accelerates while traveling at constant velocity?

Yes, an object traveling in a circular path at a constant speed is accelerating because its direction is constantly changing. An example would be a car moving along a curved road at a constant speed.


What energy change takes place in a constantly accelerating object?

In a constantly accelerating object, the potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases. This is because the object gains speed as it accelerates, converting potential energy (stored energy) into kinetic energy (energy of motion).

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How can you be accelerating and traveling at a constant speed?

Acceleration refers to any change in an object's velocity, which includes changes in speed or direction. It is possible to have a constant speed while still accelerating if the direction of motion changes, for example, when moving in a circle at a constant speed. So, while the speed remains the same, the change in direction constitutes acceleration.


How is it possible to be accelerating while traveling at a constant speed?

Acceleration is a change in velocity, which includes changes in speed or direction. When an object is traveling at a constant speed, it can still be accelerating if it is changing direction, like in circular motion. In this case, the object's velocity is changing even though its speed remains constant.


What is an example of an accelerating object but moves in a constant speed?

An object moving in a circular path at a constant speed is accelerating because its direction of motion is changing. The object is not speeding up or slowing down but is constantly changing its direction, which results in acceleration towards the center of the circle.


Can you also give an example of something that accelerates while traveling at constant velocity?

Yes, an object traveling in a circular path at a constant speed is accelerating because its direction is constantly changing. An example would be a car moving along a curved road at a constant speed.


What energy change takes place in a constantly accelerating object?

In a constantly accelerating object, the potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases. This is because the object gains speed as it accelerates, converting potential energy (stored energy) into kinetic energy (energy of motion).


Picture a ball traveling at a constant speed around the inside of a circular structureis the ball accelerating?

If it's going at a constant speed then it is not accelerating. To accelerate would mean to have a rate of change for speed in some direction. If the ball is going outward while traveling at a constant speed due to centrifugal force then it is accelerating. If it's going inwards due to some ground angle then it is also accelerating. From Newton's laws we know that to have a circular motion, an object must be subject to a force directed to the centre of the structure and is accelerating in that direction. This centrifugal force, exerted by the structure to the ball, is opposite in direction and magnitude to the 'fictitious' centrifugal force.


How could an object accelerate was still traveling at a constant speed?

An object can accelerate while still traveling at a constant speed if it changes direction. Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity, so even if the speed remains constant, a change in direction would still require acceleration.


Can an object have a speed of 0 while it has an acceleration that is not 0?

Yes. Acceleration is independent of speed. A perfect example of an object with zero speed but nonzero acceleration is an object at the apex of being thrown upward. The entire time it is in the air it is accelerating downward. At its maximum height its speed is zero.


How can you show the difference between speed and velocity?

Velocity is speed with direction. To show the difference, show the direction of an object compared with speed alone. For example, a speedometer shows speed alone, a car on a road can show speed and direction.


How can an object stay at same speed and still be accelerating?

acceleration is change in velocity over time. It is important to know that speed is not a vector quantity; it is scalar (meaning it does not have direction), -- velocity does. Therefore, speed is only the MAGNITUDE of velocity. Also, acceleration is a vector quantity meaning it has both magnitude and direction. If you change EITHER magnitude or DIRECTION, acceleration changes. Okay anyway to answer your question, You can have the same magnitude of velocity (aka same speed) and still be accelerating if YOU CHANGE DIRECTION. --- gh


Which a force changes the speed of an object?

A force can change the speed of an object by either accelerating or decelerating it. The direction and magnitude of the force will determine how the object's speed changes - an applied force in the direction of motion will accelerate the object, while a force in the opposite direction will decelerate it.


Can an object be increasing in speed as the magnitude of its acceleraction decreases?

Yes, an object can be increasing in speed even as the magnitude of its acceleration decreases if the object is subject to forces that oppose its motion, like friction or air resistance. In this case, the object may be accelerating due to an unbalanced force, but as the opposing force increases, the net acceleration decreases while the object continues to speed up.