Physics - Concepts - Velocity and Acceleration

An object in motion is said to have velocity or acceleration. While we

are all used to the word "speed," this word does not truly quantify any
useful measurements in science since it is a measure of scale.

Velocity is the preferred measure of "speed" when dealing with

anything scientific as it can be quantified based on distance traveled.
This is presented by some number over distance traveled - like 70
km/h.

This formula demonstrates how velocity is determined:

or:

Acceleration is another one of those tricky words. We are familiar with

the accelerator pedal (gas pedal) on a car, and rightly defined as
detonating additional gas and air produces more combustion resulting
in a faster turning engine. However, this is only half of the story.

Acceleration is defined as any change in vector. This means that a car

that speeds up, slows down, turns left and turns right is undergoing
acceleration. We have already seen velocity: distance traveled in a
particular time frame. This is taking into account a constant speed. In
order to determine acceleration, we need to document any changes in
velocity over time:

or:
To add to some confusion, it is possible to have negative acceleration.
An example would be a car traveling in reverse. A car slowing down is
also negative acceleration due to opposing forces.