Accelerate Your Understanding
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Acceleration is defined as the change in ______ over time.

  • velocity (correct)
  • speed
  • time
  • distance
  • Which of the following is an example of acceleration?

  • A car traveling at a constant speed of 60 mph
  • A car parked in a parking lot
  • A car slowing down from 60 mph to 30 mph (correct)
  • A car traveling at a constant speed of 30 mph
  • What is the acceleration of a car that goes from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds?

  • 20 mph/s
  • 50 mph/s
  • 30 mph/s
  • 40 mph/s (correct)
  • Which of the following is the correct formula for acceleration?

    <p>$a = \frac{\Delta v}{\Delta t}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the acceleration of the Porsche 911 in miles per hour per second?

    <p>20 miles per hour per second</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an equivalent unit for acceleration in the text?

    <p>miles per hour-seconds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Acceleration is often measured in units of meters per second squared. In the given example, what is the acceleration in meters per second squared?

    <p>1/1800</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a car's speedometer shows an acceleration of 20 miles per hour every second, how much will the speedometer have moved after 3 seconds?

    <p>60 miles per hour</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a car's speedometer shows an acceleration of 20 miles per hour every second, how much will the speedometer have moved after 5 seconds?

    <p>100 miles per hour</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Acceleration is often measured in units of ______ per second squared.

    <p>miles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The acceleration of the Porsche 911 is 1/180 ______ per second squared.

    <p>miles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    After a second, the speedometer of the Porsche 911 would have moved ______ miles per hour.

    <p>20</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The acceleration of the Porsche 911 is 1/180 ______ per second.

    <p>miles</p> Signup and view all the answers

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