"The man's acceleration is zero."
"The man's motion is uniform."
"The man's velocity is constant."
An accelerating object is one that is changing in either speed or direction. Thus any object that is turning is accelerating while maintaining a constant speed.
This is not always the case. But if an object moves in a circle, at constant speed, its velocity will change. Velocity is a vector - consisting of the magnitude (the speed), and a direction. So by definition, if the direction changes, the velocity changes - you have a different vector.
Constant velocity means that the object's speed is constant, and it moves in a straight line, i.e. the direction of its motion is also constant. When an object moves in a manner consistent with this description, probability dictates that sooner or later, it bumps into something.
No. Velocity has two parts, speed and direction A constant velocity means that both the speed and the direction must be constant. So a constant velocity must have a constant speed.
If you are traveling at a constant speed with changing direction there is a change in velocity, so you are accelerating.
Not necessarily. Constant velocity also means no change in direction.
An accelerating object is one that is changing in either speed or direction. Thus any object that is turning is accelerating while maintaining a constant speed.
During constant acceleration, either the object's speed changes at a constant rate, or the direction of its motion changes at a constant rate, or both.
This is not always the case. But if an object moves in a circle, at constant speed, its velocity will change. Velocity is a vector - consisting of the magnitude (the speed), and a direction. So by definition, if the direction changes, the velocity changes - you have a different vector.
Constant velocity means that the object's speed is constant, and it moves in a straight line, i.e. the direction of its motion is also constant. When an object moves in a manner consistent with this description, probability dictates that sooner or later, it bumps into something.
. . . velocity, because one of the components of velocityis the direction of the speed.
No. Velocity has two parts, speed and direction A constant velocity means that both the speed and the direction must be constant. So a constant velocity must have a constant speed.
If you are traveling at a constant speed with changing direction there is a change in velocity, so you are accelerating.
Acceleration by definition is a change in speed, direction, or both. If the speed is constant, the direction could still be changing. You can feel a change in direction, therefore you can feel acceleration even if the speed is constant.
An example of a change in acceleration while traveling at constant speed can be observed when a vehicle moves in a circular path or takes a turn. Although the speed remains constant, the direction of the motion changes, which results in a change in velocity. Since acceleration is the rate of change of velocity, this alteration in direction causes a change in acceleration, even when the speed is constant.
No. Velocity includes a direction vector, which speed does not have.
Acceleration is the change of speed upward. Velocity is any speed, in a fixed direction. So the diference, is that in speed; the direction can change, but the speed remain constant. Only if it moves faster or slower dose the speed change. So in velocity, if the speed, or the direction change, then the velocity changes.