ACCELERATION IS THE CHANGE IN VELOCITY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. IN OTHER WORDS, A MEASUREMENT OF MUCH HOW MUCH SPEED AN OBJECT GAINS IN BETWEEN POINT A AND POINT B.
RELATION TO SKATEBOARDING
SKATEBOARDING ISN'T AN ACTIVITY FOR THOSE WEAK IN THE KNEES. WHEN YOU BUST YOU HAVE TO BE WHILING TO GIVE IT YOUR ALL, RIGHT THEN AND THERE. SOMETIMES THIS REQUIRES A BIT OF SPEED, TO GAIN THIS SPEED SKATEBOARDERS PUSH THEMSELVES FORWARD WITH ONE FOOT ACCELERATING TO THE RIGHT SPEED FOR THEIR TRICK
QUESTION #1 IF A SKATEBOARDER IS ACCELERATING 5m/s/s ON HIS SKATEBOARD HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE HIM TO GET TO 30MPH?
6 SECONDS
QUESTION #2 WHICH SKATEBOARDER WOULD BE GOING FASTER? THE ONE PUSHING HIMSELF FASTER OR THE ONE PUSHING HIMSELF SLOWER?
FASTER
6 SECONDS
QUESTION #2 WHICH SKATEBOARDER WOULD BE GOING FASTER? THE ONE PUSHING HIMSELF FASTER OR THE ONE PUSHING HIMSELF SLOWER?
FASTER