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Uniform Acceleration

AQA AS-level PhysicsMotionLesson 5 of 17

Acceleration is the change in velocity per unit time.

Units are ms-2Acceleration is a vector quantity

deceleration = negative acceleration so gradient is negative and line slopes downwards.

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Vector quantity
A physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction.

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