What Does The Term Acceleration Means?
Summary: Acceleration is the change in velocity over time. Some Detail: It deals with how quickly the speed at which something is moving changes. If something is moving and slowing down, its acceleration may be said to be negative. If something is moving and speeding up, its acceleration may be said to be positive. If something is moving and it is neither speeding up or slowing down, its acceleration may be said to be zero. Note: While on the planet earth, you are under the influence of gravity, a type of acceleration caused by the relationship between two masses. Thus, many of the calculations you might need to do will need to take into consideration the acceleration due to gravity. Example(s): Dropping a rock off a building ————————————– Assuming no wind resistance and the fact the rock was simply dropped, the rock will only have acceleration due to gravity. On earth, gravity is 9.8 m/s² (or 32 f/s²); this means that for every second the rock drops, it speeds
