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Acceleration

• What are three ways an object can


accelerate?
• What does a speed-time graph
indicate about an object’s motion?
Acceleration

• acceleration
Acceleration—Changes in
Velocity
• Acceleration is a measure of how
much the velocity of an object
changes in a unit of time.
– RATE of change of velocity
• An object accelerates when its velocity
changes as a result of changing speed
or direction.
Acceleration—Changes in
Velocity (cont.)
Acceleration has a direction and can be
represented by an arrow.
Acceleration—Changes in
Velocity (cont.)

What are the ways an object


can accelerate?
Calculating Acceleration
Acceleration is a change in velocity
divided by the time interval during which
the velocity changes.
Calculating Acceleration (cont.)
Acceleration is in the direction of motion if
it is positive.
Acceleration is opposite the direction of
motion if it is negative.
Speed-Time Graphs
• A speed-time graph shows how speed
changes over time.
• A speed-time graph has time on the
horizontal axis (the x-axis), and speed
on the vertical axis (the y axis).
Speed-Time Graphs (cont.)

horizontal
from Greek horizein, means “limit,
divide, separate”
vertical
from Latin verticalis, means
“overhead”
Speed-Time Graphs (cont.)
An object at rest is not moving, so its
speed is always zero.
Speed-Time Graphs (cont.)
If an object is moving at constant speed,
the speed-time graph is a horizontal line.
Speed-Time Graphs (cont.)
The line on the speed-time graph for an
object that is speeding up has an
upward (positive) slope.
Speed-Time Graphs (cont.)
The line on the speed-time graph for an
object that is slowing down has a
downward (negative) slope.
Summarizing Motion
• There are several ways to describe
motion.
• You can describe position by direction
and distance from a reference point.
• You can compare distance and
displacement to find average speed.
• You can describe velocity by speed
and direction.
• An object accelerates if it speeds up,
slows down, or changes direction.
• Acceleration in a straight line can be
calculated by dividing the change in
speed by the change in time.
• A speed-time graph shows how an
object’s speed changes over time
(acceleration).
An objects accelerates when its
velocity changes as a result of
which of these?
A. increasing speed
B. decreasing speed
C. a change in direction
D. all of the above
On a speed-time graph, where is
time located?

A. the horizontal axis (the x-axis)


B. the vertical axis (the y-axis)
C. both of these
D. neither of these
Which of these refers to a change
in velocity during a time interval
divided by the time interval during
which the velocity changes?
A. acceleration
B. speed
C. velocity
D. none of these
Do you agree or disagree?

5. You can calculate acceleration by


dividing the change in velocity by the
change in distance.
6. An object accelerates when either its
speed or its direction changes.

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