In a car, which control is primarily responsible for causing a change in velocity (cceleration or eceleration)?
2. 1D Motion / Kinematics
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How does air resistance affect the acceleration of objects as they fall toward the ground?
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A hockey player of mass slides on rough ice and comes to a stop from an initial speed of over a distance . What is the magnitude of her acceleration on the rough ice?
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A large boulder falls from rest off a cliff. Assuming negligible air resistance and taking acceleration due to gravity as , how fast is the boulder moving after seconds?
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A car initially at rest accelerates uniformly and reaches a speed of in . What is the magnitude of the acceleration during this speeding up phase?
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Which of the following best describes positive ?
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Which statement about the acceleration of an object is correct?
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When an object is speeding up to the right along a straight line, which of the following statements is true about the directions of its velocity and acceleration vectors?
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Which of the following best describes the difference between acceleration and speed?
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When an object's velocity is positive () and its acceleration is negative (), what happens to the object's motion?
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A flea jumps vertically by rapidly extending its legs and reaches a velocity of in . What is the flea's acceleration as it extends its legs?
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Which of the following best describes a measure of change in velocity over a measure of time?
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Which formula is used to find an object's ?
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Which two factors directly affect the acceleration of an object according to Newton's second law of motion ()?
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Which car is accelerating?
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