Acceleration

• What is the acceleration of an object?

  A measure of how quickly it speeds up , slows down or changes direction
• What is the equation for acceleration?

  Acceleration = change in velocity / time taken
• Acceleration is measured in metres per second squared
• When an object slows down, the change in velocity is negative. What will the object have because of this?

  A negative acceleration
• What is the equation that can be used to calculate uniform acceleration?

  ( final velocity ) ² - ( initial velocity ) ² = 2 x acceleration x distance