Wednesday, November 5, 2014

What is the difference between acceleration and velocity? ( Give Examples of each)clear explanation please!

When studying motion you want to know if the object is
moving at a constant rate or if the rate is changing. Rate is a numerical measure of how
fast you are going. You frequently also need to know the direction in which the object
is moving. Different terms are used to describe these different types of
motion.


For example, you are driving in your car at 30
m/s.  If this is all the information given, you would be driving at a "speed" of 30
m/s.  The rate is given but no direction.  However, if you said you were driving 30 m/s
to the east, you would now say your "velocity" is 30 m/s east. Velocity is considered a
vector, which means it has both a magnitude (30 m/s) and a direction (east).  The
direction can also be indicated by an angle in degrees.  For example, if you were going 
20 m/s NE, you could also say you were going 20 m/s at an angle of 45
degrees.


When looking at acceleration, there is always a
change in velocity over a certain period of time. So if you are in your car and you
press on the gas pedal, you will start going faster.  Conversely, if you press on the
brake pedal, you will start slowing down.  Acceleration is also a vector, so it is
expressed as both a rate and a direction.  With acceleration, the direction can be
indicated either by a compass heading (N, S, E, W), by an angle, or by a positive or
negative sign.


For example, you are driving East at a
velocity of 22 m/s and increase your speed to 37 m/s in 5 seconds.  Your acceleration
would be:  (37 m/s - 22m/s)/5 s = 3 m/s/s east or a positive 3 m/s/s or 3 m/s/s at 0
degrees.

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