3 Acceleration (continued)

Get It? Identify three ways that an object can accelerate.

In an increasing velocity, when you run down a hill, or when you increase th

Speed-Time Graphs Synthesize Create a graph titled “Speed Changing Over Time” to
show the acceleration of a car.
• Include a label with units for each axis.
• Draw a line on the graph to show how the speed of the car changes
with time.
• Include parts of your graph that represent the car speeding up,
slowing down, and moving at a constant speed. Label each part.

100 Speed changing over time

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Compare the results of applying the acceleration equation in the
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following two cases: (1) an object that goes from 0 to 10 m/s in 4 s,
and (2) then goes from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 8 s.

(1) a = (vf – vi)/t

=        
(10m/s-0) = 2.5m/s/s
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vi)/t
(2) a = (vf –4s

=         
(10m/s-30m/s) = 2.5m/s/s
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8s

The aceleration is the same

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 3 Acceleration (continued)
Analyze why the SI unit of acceleration is m/s2.

The second is multiplied

Get It? Explain why you cannot use the acceleration equation for
an object that changes direction.

Because the velocity isn’t constant

Create a top view of an object moving in a circle at constant speed,

such as a ball on a string. Show at least two positions of the object.
At each position, draw an arrow for the object’s velocity and another
arrow for the centripetal acceleration of the object.
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3 Acceleration (continued)
Get It? Define the term centripetal acceleration.

That the force of the aceleration goes in

Projectile Motion Model a ball thrown horizontally. Sketch the path of the ball and draw
arrows showing its horizontal and vertical velocity at three points
along the path. Vary the length of your arrows to show the magnitude
of the velocities.

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 3 Acceleration (continued)
CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
25. Describe the acceleration of your bicycle as you ride it from your home to
the store.

While youre going to the store your acelartion changes because the curves or bad streets

26. Determine the change in velocity of a car that starts at rest and has a final velocity
of 20 m/s north.

20-0 = 20m/s

27. Analyze the motion of an object that has an acceleration of 0 m/s2.

The motion is 0 m/s

28. Compare Suppose a car is accelerating so that its speed is increasing. First,
describe the line that you would plot on a speed-time graph for the motion of the
car. Then describe the line that you would plot on a distance-time graph.

The line will be increasing for velocity and in time it will be dereasing.

29. Math Connection A ball is dropped from a cliff and has an acceleration of
9.8 m/s2. How long will it take the ball to reach a speed of 24.5 m/s?

A=Vf-Vi T=. Vf T = 2.55

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T A.

30. Math Connection A sprinter leaves the starting blocks with an acceleration of
4.5 m/s2. What is the sprinter’s speed 2 s later?

V=at. V= 9m/s

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