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According to the "Physics Classroom" website (refer to the link, below), an object changing its speed, whether increasing or decreasing, is said to be "accelerating".

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What is an object doing when it is accelerating?

That means that either its speed, or its direction, or both, are changing.


Can an object with constant speed be accelerating?

No, an object with constant speed is not accelerating. Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity, so if the speed of an object is constant, its velocity is not changing and therefore there is no acceleration.


3 ways an object can accelerate?

1.speed up 2.slow down 3. turn


Which rate at which an object changing in position?

It is speed or velocity.


What are 3 ways that an object can change it velocity?

By changing its speed - increasing or decreasing. By changing its direction of motion. By a combination of changing speed and direction simultaneously.


If an object has only a centripetal acceleration what aspect of the object's velocity is changing?

If an object has only a centripetal acceleration, its velocity's direction is changing, but its speed remains constant. This means the object is continuously changing its direction while maintaining a constant speed as it moves in a circular path.


How do you know when both speed and dirction of an object is in motion?

An object is in motion when both its speed and direction are changing over time. If the object is moving at a constant speed in a straight line, its direction is not changing, but if it is accelerating or changing its path, then both speed and direction are in motion.


What is the difference between constant and non constant speed?

Constant speed means the object is moving at the same rate without changing, while non-constant speed means the object is changing its speed over time. In constant speed, the object moves at a steady pace, while in non-constant speed, the object may accelerate, decelerate, or change directions.


In science acceleration refers to increasing speed decreasing speed or changing what?

Acceleration in science refers to the rate of change of an object's velocity, which can involve increasing speed, decreasing speed, or changing direction. It is a vector quantity that describes how an object's motion is changing over time.


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.


When an object accelerates it is only changing speed but not direction?

No.When an object accelerates its velocity is changing.As velocity is defined as speed with direction, its velocity changes ifeither the speed or the direction of travel changes.As its velocity is changing it is technically accelerating (or possibly 'decelerating'if you are an American)


Speed is usually not constant usually object has what type of speed?

Changing, varying or accelerating

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