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Acceleration MP 2 W3
1- Write the definitions for
Speed
Velocity
Acceleration
2- U
​ sing the position of the lines in the example below, describe how a car is moving when -​ the
motion of a car on a ​speed-time graph​ shows ​a horizontal line​, then a ​straight line that slopes
downward,​ followed by ​a​ straight line that slopes downward to the bottom of the graph
3- Y
​ ou start to roll backward down a hill on your bike, so you use the brakes to stop your
motion. In what direction did you accelerate?
4- What is the formula for acceleration?
4.​ What is the acceleration of a runner who accelerates from 0 m/s to 3 m/s in 12 s? Use the
formula above to calculate your answer.