Acceleration
Acceleration is used to describe when there is a change in velocity of an object. Even though a lot of people believe that the term acceleration is only used to describe something that has an increase in velocity, acceleration means any change including a decrease in velocity. Acceleration deals with the change in velocity over time.
As puppies run, their velocity changes a lot, either by a decrease, increase, or change in direction, resulting in acceleration.
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1. If a puppy slows down while running, what did they experience?
The puppy experienced acceleration.
2. A puppy's starting velocity is 0 meters per second, and it ending velocity is 8 meters per second, it took the puppy 60 seconds to cross a field, what was the puppy's acceleration?
The puppy's acceleration was 1.33 meters per second.
The puppy experienced acceleration.
2. A puppy's starting velocity is 0 meters per second, and it ending velocity is 8 meters per second, it took the puppy 60 seconds to cross a field, what was the puppy's acceleration?
The puppy's acceleration was 1.33 meters per second.