"Accelerate the Blob" Assessment

Background Questions

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Assessment

Listed below are 12 questions assessing your understanding of velocity and acceleration. Use the sketches to answer the corresponding questions. Orignally the sketch will not be seen and will be behind the red square. To see the sketch you must move your cursor into the dark yellow area and the sketch which will appear. The sketch will remain seen as long as your cursor remain in the dark yellow area.

To answer question 1 - 2 use diagram A.

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Diagram A.

1. The acceleration vector points in what direction?

2. The direction of the acceleration vector changes?

To answer question 3 - 4 use diagram B.

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Diagram B.

3. At point A, The velocity of the blob is zero.

4. At point A, the acceleration of the blob is zero.

To answer question 5 - 6 use diagram C.

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Diagram C.

5. The acceleration vector always points in the same direction as the velocity vector.

6. The acceleration vector points in what direction?