Velocity vs. Acceleration
By: Saimah Siddiqui
Similarities
- Both velocity and acceleration include time and distance.
- Both are used to describe motion.
Differences
- Components of acceleration are velocity and time. Components of velocity are speed and direction.
- Equation for acceleration is acc=(fs-is)/t. Equation for velocity is v=d/t
Graphs
Examples
Velocity
- What is the velocity of a rocket that travels 528 meters in 3 seconds, North? A: 176 m/s North
- In .4 seconds, a jet plane goes from 1 to 229 m/s. What is the acceleration of the jet plane? A: 570 m/s^2