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It changes direction.
What Velocity Means
Anobject’s velocity tells you how fast its
position is changing.
5 m/s means the object’s position changes
by 5 meters each second.
60 mi/hr means that the object’s position
changes by 60 mi each hour.
Velocities are Relative
Speed and velocity are relative
quantities. Different observers, in
different frames of reference, can
measure different velocities.
You measure speed and velocity by
comparing two motions.
Acceleration
Accelerationis the rate velocity (not
speed) changes.
2 kinds:
Average acceleration
Instantaneous acceleration
Average Acceleration
Ave. Accel. = change in velocity
time it takes
in symbols, a = ∆v
t