Calculating Acceleration
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I can calculate the acceleration of an object using kinematic equations and explain the relationship between acceleration, velocity, and time.
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Warm-up video
Tadashi Science · 5:04
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
12 questions
What is the formula used to calculate acceleration, as discussed in the video?
According to the video, in what three ways can an object accelerate?
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
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“A train is traveling at 30 m/s when the engineer applies the brakes. It takes the train 8 seconds to come to a complete stop. What is the train's acceleration?”
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