Question

Acceleration is defined as ______.

Options

• Rate of change of displacement with time

• Rate of change of speed with distance

• Rate of change of velocity with time

• Rate of change of position with time

Answer 1

Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity with time.

Explanation:

Acceleration tells how fast the velocity changes with time, not just speed or position. It is a vector quantity because velocity is a vector.