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Because "velocity" consists of a speed and a direction. If the direction is changing,

then the velocity is changing, even though the speed isn't.

And here's another one for you:

"Acceleration" means any change in velocity. So if the race car is going around an oval

track at a constant speed, it's accelerating. ==> Because its velocity is changing. ==>

Because its direction is changing. ==> All at constant speed.

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Is a car on a circular track has also constant velocity?

Yes, IF it maintains constant speed on the track. The academic definition of velocity is speed and the associated direction, a vector. A car traveling in a circle is constantly changing direction. However, most people, including physicists when they are not writing textbooks, treat velocity and speed as interchangable such that a car going a constant speed on a circular track would be considered to have a constant velocity even though the direction in which it is traveling is constantly changing.


If a car is traveling at a constant speed but is going around a curve what can you say about the cars motion?

The velocity of the car in this case is changing (to specify velocity, you indicate a speed and a direction), therefore the car is accelerating.The velocity of the car in this case is changing (to specify velocity, you indicate a speed and a direction), therefore the car is accelerating.The velocity of the car in this case is changing (to specify velocity, you indicate a speed and a direction), therefore the car is accelerating.The velocity of the car in this case is changing (to specify velocity, you indicate a speed and a direction), therefore the car is accelerating.


What is one example of velocity?

One example of Velocity is that if you are running in the same direction, your speed and velocity is the same. But if you are running AROUND the track, your speed is the same but your velocity is changing.


If a car drove a around in a circle would that be constant velocity?

No. Velocity is a 'vector', which means it's a measurement that has both magnitude and direction. The magnitude is what we usually call the 'speed'. For an object moving in a circle, it could have constant speed ... the velocity could have constant magnitude ... but there's no way the whole velocity vector could be constant, because the direction is always changing. Constant velocity is very easy to recognize ... the object is moving at a steady speed, in a straight line.


What is the velocity of a car traveling backwards?

The velocity of a car traveling backwards would be negative, as it is moving in the opposite direction of its positive reference point.

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Is a car on a circular track has also constant velocity?

Yes, IF it maintains constant speed on the track. The academic definition of velocity is speed and the associated direction, a vector. A car traveling in a circle is constantly changing direction. However, most people, including physicists when they are not writing textbooks, treat velocity and speed as interchangable such that a car going a constant speed on a circular track would be considered to have a constant velocity even though the direction in which it is traveling is constantly changing.


If a car is traveling at a constant speed but is going around a curve what can you say about the cars motion?

The velocity of the car in this case is changing (to specify velocity, you indicate a speed and a direction), therefore the car is accelerating.The velocity of the car in this case is changing (to specify velocity, you indicate a speed and a direction), therefore the car is accelerating.The velocity of the car in this case is changing (to specify velocity, you indicate a speed and a direction), therefore the car is accelerating.The velocity of the car in this case is changing (to specify velocity, you indicate a speed and a direction), therefore the car is accelerating.


What is one example of velocity?

One example of Velocity is that if you are running in the same direction, your speed and velocity is the same. But if you are running AROUND the track, your speed is the same but your velocity is changing.


If a car drove a around in a circle would that be constant velocity?

No. Velocity is a 'vector', which means it's a measurement that has both magnitude and direction. The magnitude is what we usually call the 'speed'. For an object moving in a circle, it could have constant speed ... the velocity could have constant magnitude ... but there's no way the whole velocity vector could be constant, because the direction is always changing. Constant velocity is very easy to recognize ... the object is moving at a steady speed, in a straight line.


What is the net force of a car traveling in a circle?

Disregarding friction, the net force on a car during circular motion is equal to the product of its mass and the square of its velocity, divided by the distance from the center of the circle to the car (the radius). This is also equivalent to the car's centripetal acceleration.


What is the velocity of a car traveling backwards?

The velocity of a car traveling backwards would be negative, as it is moving in the opposite direction of its positive reference point.


If the speed of a car traveling south is increasing 5 ms it and its acceleration is?

If the speed of a car traveling south is increasing at 5 m/s, then its acceleration is 5 m/s². This acceleration indicates the rate at which the car's velocity is changing per unit time.


Describe a situation in which the car has zero speed but has a definite acceleration?

An object moving at constant speed in a circle. Acceleration is rate of change of velocity, as velocity is speed in a certain direction, when moving in a circle an object's velocity is constantly changing, as its velocity is changing it is accelerating.


Describe a situation in which an object accelerates without changing speed?

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity over time, so velocity must always be changing if the object is accelerating. HOWEVER, you said speed which means only magnitude, not direction. If you stay the same speed, but change direction then you are accelerating. Simple answer: when you are going the same speed in a circle - velocity changes, therefore acceleration changes.


What is the acceleration of a car that travels in a straight line at a constant speen of 100km h?

The acceleration of the car is 0 m/s^2 since it is traveling at a constant speed and not changing its velocity.


Does the velocity of a car traveling at constant speed around a pole change?

yes, It accelerates (and does so at a constant rate - if the rate of turn is constant) in the direction of the turn. The speed is constant, but the direction the car is going changes at each instant in time because it is turning. And because it is changing direction, that means its velocity is changing (because velocity is speed plus a direction vector).Read more: What_happpens_to_a_car_moving_at_a_constant_speed_as_it_turns_a_corner


Why Does a car have a higher momentum because it is traveling faster?

A car has higher momentum when traveling faster because momentum is the product of an object's mass and velocity. When a car is moving at a faster speed, it has a higher velocity, resulting in a greater momentum due to the increased product of mass and velocity.