By: Sahar M. 8 Grade Girls
Motion is the action or process of moving or changing place or position. Acceleration is the change in velocity divided by the time it takes for the change to occur. Acceleration has direction. The acceleration is in the direction that the object is moving. Acceleration occurs whenever an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.
When you think of acceleration, you probably think of something speeding up. However, an object that is slowing down also is accelerating. If the acceleration is in the same direction as the velocity, the speed increases and the acceleration is positive. If the speed decreases, the acceleration is in the opposite direction from the velocity, and the acceleration is negative.
A change in velocity can be either a change in how fast something is moving or a change in the direction of movement. Any time a moving object changes direction, its velocity changes and it is accelerating.
Acceleration is measured in m/sec/sec or m/sec 2 Acceleration= final velocity- starting velocity time Change in velocity = final – starting velocity Acceleration= change in velocity time
When a car moves faster and faster its speed is increasing. When a car moves slower its speed is decreasing, When a car changes direction its velocity changes too.
Positive acceleration Negative acceleration
A car traveling at 60 mph slams on the breaks to avoid hitting a deer. The car comes to a safe stop 6 seconds after applying the breaks. What is the car’s acceleration?
Acceleration Velocity (final) Velocity (original ) time = = 0 mph - 60 mph 6 seconds - 60 mph 6 seconds = = - 10 miles per hour per second