Acceleration

What is Acceleration?
Speed is the rate of change of
position.

Acceleration is the rate of change of

velocity.
– What does that mean it has?

HINT
 Acceleration Hints!
Because velocity includes speed and
direction of an object, acceleration
can be a change in:
– How fast the object is moving
– What direction the object is moving

Acceleration occurs when an objects

changes its speed or direction, or
both!
Speeding up or Slowing down?
When a car speeds
up, that is
POSITIVE
ACCELERATION!

When a car slows

down, that is
NEGATIVE
ACCELERATION or
DECELERATION!
 Acceleration Formula
Acceleration = Change in Velocity/Time

a=(Final Velocity-Initial Velocity)/Time

a=(Vf-Vi)/t
 Positive Acceleration
A motorcycle starts at rest and
accelerates to 80 m/s in 20 seconds
a=(Vf-Vi)/t = (80 m/s – 0 m/s) / 20s

a= 4 m/s2
Positive Acceleration Graph
Negative Acceleration/Deceleration
A skateboarder moves in a straight
line at 3 m/s and comes to a stop in
2 s.
a=(Vf-Vi)/t = (0 m/s – 3 m/s)/2s

a= -1.5 m/s2
Deceleration Graph