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RideAnS [48]
3 years ago
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Which statement BEST describes acceleration?

Physics
1 answer:
Mashutka [201]3 years ago
3 0
C) Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity of an object. Velocity is the speed and direction of an object so acceleration is used to describe the rate of change. I hope this helps!!
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