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Wednesday Warmup: Acceleration (2013-05-08)

Acceleration measures how quickly objects change their velocity. Changing your speed gradually feels fine, but changing your speed quickly can hurt!

ACCELERATION FROM A VT GRAPH

1. Which region shows more acceleration--A or B?

A B Both the same!

2. Which region shows more acceleration--B or C?

B C Both the same

3. Which region shows more acceleration--A or C?

A C Both the same

4. Which region shows more acceleration--B or D?

B D Both the same

5. Which region shows more acceleration--D or E?

D E Both the same

6. Which region shows more acceleration--E or F?

E F Both the same

Wednesday Exercise: Comparing Gs (2013-05-08)

This exercise gives you clues about acceleration to solve a ranking puzzle...

Follow this link and successfully rank the acceleration of a series of events.

To get credit for this exercise,


 * take a //**screenshot**// of your Success message;
 * //**annotate**// it by explaining what it means to "have more Gs";
 * //**Choose file, and Submit!**//