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Understanding Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
Displacement: how far you are away from your starting point. Velocity: How fast you are going in a particular direction. Acceleration: Increasing or decreasing velocity with direction (how fast you are slowing down or speeding up).
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An object moves around the outside of a circle and ends up back where it began. The object's displacement is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object moves around the outside of a circle and ends up back where it began. The object's velocity is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object moves from -5 m away to 3 m away. The object's displacement is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object moves from +20 m away to +5 m away. The object's displacement is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object going -24 m/s ends up going -12 m/s. The object's acceleration is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroA stopped object ends up going -8 m/s. The object's acceleration is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object going 10 m/s ends up going 10 m/s. The object's acceleration is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object moves to the right. The object's velocity is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object moves from -3 m away to -12 m away. The object's displacement is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object going 6 m/s stops. The object's acceleration is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroA stopped object ends up going 10 m/s. The object's acceleration is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object going -2 m/s ends up going -16 m/s. The object's acceleration is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object moves from -10 m away to 0 m away. The object's velocity is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object going 15 m/s ends up going 5 m/s. The object's acceleration is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object moves from -3 m away to -12 m away. The object's velocity is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object +4m away moves to +8m away. The object's displacement is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object moves to the left. The object's displacement is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object moves to the right. The object's displacement is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object moves to the left. The object's velocity is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object moves from -10 m away to 0 m away. The object's displacement is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object moves from +20 m away to +5 m away. The object's velocity is
? Positive ? Negative ? ZeroAn object going 3 m/s ends up going 10 m/s. The object's acceleration is
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