0
Still curious? Ask our experts.
Chat with our AI personalities
Lao
Steve
EzraAdd your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why is acceleration often expressed with units of meters per second squared?
Because if speed is measured in meters per second (m/s) and time is measured in seconds, the SI unit of acceleration is meters per second per second (m/s2). ^_^
He units of meters per second squared is a unit of?
Rate of change of speed. It can be the units for acceleration but need not be.
What are the units of acceleration?
Acceleration is a change in velocity per unit of time. Velocity is distance (d) per unit of time (t). That makes acceleration distance per unit of time squared, or something like this:We have distance/time2, or d/t2Distance is commonly measured in meters, and time in seconds. This makes acceleration appear in meters per second per second, or meters per second squared, or m/sec2.m/s2meters per second squared
Which quantity can be measured in the units feet per second per second?
Acceleration
What is the acceleration of 3 meters per second to 9 meters per second in 3 seconds?
acceleration = change in velocity divided by timeaccel = (9-3)/3 = 6/3 = 2 meters per second per second
