Acceleration

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Acceleration: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Acceleration, SI Unit of Acceleration, Uniform Accelerated Motion, Non-uniform Accelerated Motion, Kinematic Equations of Motion, Positive Acceleration, Zero Acceleration & Negative Acceleration etc.

Important Questions on Acceleration

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A positive acceleration means an increase in velocity with time.

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What is the physical significance of negative acceleration?

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In the given velocity-time graph which segment represent negative acceleration?

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At what condition the the cceleration of a body is zero?

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Is it possible for a moving object to have zero acceleration?

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A cyclist rolls down a hill. He starts from rest and after 8 s he is travelling at 13.6 m/s. Then his acceleration will be K ms2. Find the value of K.

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If a car is having a uniform motion at 45 km hr-1, it's acceleration would be _____.

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The fastest acceleration in the animal kingdom is found in the mantis shrimp. It has specialised club-like limbs that it uses to strike its prey. It can accelerate these clubs to speeds of 23 ms in a time of 0.0027 s. Calculate the acceleration (in ms2) of its clubs. (Give answer with one decimal part)

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Some salamanders have been found to be able to accelerate their tongues at an acceleration of 4000 m s-2. The acceleration only lasts for about 0.001 s. If their tongue is stationary to begin with, how fast (in m s-1) is their tongue moving after this time?

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Which of the following is a vector quantity?

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The rate of change of velocity is known as -

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Newton's First Law of Motion states that if there is no force is acting on a body then its velocity does not change and the body will not accelerate.

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Name the quantity which is defined as the rate of change of velocity.

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A ball hits a wall horizontally at 6.0 m s-1. It rebounds horizontally at 4.4 m s-1. The ball is in contact with the wall for 0.040 s. What is the acceleration of the ball?

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Which of the following is a unit of acceleration?

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Starting from a stationary position, Rahul starts pedalling his bicycle to attain a velocity of 6 m s-1 in 30 s. Then its acceleration is _____.

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A particle moves in x-y plane. The position vector of particle at any time t is r = (2t) i ^ + 2t 2 j ^ m.  The rate of change of θ at time t = 2 s. (where θ is the angle which its velocity vector makes with positive x-axis) is