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speed, velocity & acceleration
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acceleration can mean... (check all that apply)
an object is speeding up
an object is slowing down
an object is changing direction
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity. Velocity is a vector quantity (has both magnitude and direction). So, a change in velocity can occur due to a change in speed (speeding up - increase in magnitude of velocity, slowing down - decrease in magnitude of velocity) or a change in direction (even if speed is constant, since velocity direction changes, there is an acceleration as in circular motion where centripetal acceleration changes the direction of velocity).
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