Acceleration (āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ)


Acceleration(āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ)


Definition (āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž)


Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity with time, which means it tells how quickly the velocity of an object changes from an initial value (V₁ – slow) to a final value (V₂ – fast). This change in velocity may happen due to change in speed or change in direction, so acceleration is not only about speed but also direction.


āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ⧰ āĻšāĻžā§°, āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ž āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻ• āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŖāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύ (V₁ – āϧ⧀⧰) āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāύ (V₂ – āϤ⧇āϜ) āϞ⧈ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻžā§° āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ⧇āχ āĻš’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤


Formula (āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°) : a = v - u / t


a = acceleration(āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ), u = initial velocity(āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŖāĻŋā§° āĻŦ⧇āĻ—), v = final velocity(āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦ⧇āĻ—), t = time(āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ)


Numerical Example (āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāĻ—āϤ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ)


A car increases its velocity from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 s. Find acceleration. āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€āϝāĻŧ⧇ 10 m/s āĻĒā§°āĻž 30 m/s āϞ⧈ 5 s āϤ āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžā§°āĨ¤


Soln :



  • Identify values : u = 10 m/s, v = 30 m/s, t = 5 s

  • Apply formula : a = (v − u) / t

  • Substitute values : a = (30 − 10) / 5

  • Calculate : a = 20 / 5 = 4 m/s²

  • Ans: 4 m/s²


Concept Trick (āϏāĻšāϜ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžā§° āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ)



  • Acceleration can be positive or negative : āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āϧāύāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻš’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡

  • Speed increasing → a > 0 (Positive acceleration) : āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ → a > 0 (āϧāύāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ)

  • Speed decreasing → a < 0 (Negative acceleration / Retardation) : āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻšā§ā§°āĻžāϏ → a < 0 (āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ)

  • Changing direction → Acceleration exists (even if speed is same) : āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš’āϞ⧇āĻ“ → āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇


Physics Formula Breakdown (āϏāĻšāϜ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻž)


Acceleration = Change in velocity ÷ Time : āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ = āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ ÷ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Slow → Fast → Change happens → Acceleration : āϧ⧀⧰ → āϤ⧇āϜ → āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏāϞāύāĻŋ → āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ


Golden Concept (āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž)


Acceleration happens whenever velocity changes (speed or direction). : āϝ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ (āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ), āϤ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


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Acceleration MCQs


1. What is acceleration ? : āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) Speed | B) Distance | C) Rate of change of velocity | D) Time
Ans: C) Rate of change of velocity


Explanation: Acceleration is how quickly velocity changes with time. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


2. SI unit of acceleration is: āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖā§° SI āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) m/s | B) m/s² | C) km/h | D) m
Ans: B) m/s²
Explanation: Acceleration = change in velocity per second → m/s² āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦ⧇āĻ—/āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ → m/s²


3. Acceleration occurs when: āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Speed is constant  B) Velocity changes
C) Object is at rest  D) No motion
Ans: B) Velocity changes


Explanation: Any change in velocity causes acceleration. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš’āϞ⧇āχ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


4. If velocity increases, acceleration is: āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Zero | B) Negative | C) Positive | D) Constant
Ans: C) Positive
Explanation: Increasing speed → positive acceleration. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ → āϧāύāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖāĨ¤


5. If velocity decreases, acceleration is: āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Positive | B) Negative | C) Zero | D) Infinite
Ans: B) Negative
Explanation: Decreasing speed → negative acceleration. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻšā§ā§°āĻžāϏ → āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖāĨ¤


6. Formula of acceleration is: āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖā§° āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) v = u + at   B) a = (v - u)/t
C) s = ut   D) F = ma
Ans: B) a = (v - u)/t
Explanation: Acceleration = change in velocity / time āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ = (v - u)/t


7. If velocity does not change, acceleration is: āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύ⧋āĻš’āϞ⧇ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) 1 | B) 0 | C) ∞ | D) -1
Ans: B) 0
Explanation: No change in velocity → no acceleration. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύāĻžāχ → āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


8. Changing direction means: āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš’āϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) No acceleration  B) Acceleration occurs
C) Speed zero   D) Distance zero
Ans: B) Acceleration occurs
Explanation: Direction change = velocity change. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏāϞāύāĻŋāĨ¤


9. Initial velocity is represented by: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžā§°āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻ•āĻŋ⧰⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧁āĻ“ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝ?
A) v | B) u | C) t | D) a
Ans: B) u 
Explanation: “u” represents initial velocity. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “u” āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžā§°āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦ⧇āĻ—āĨ¤


10. Final velocity is represented by: āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻ•āĻŋ⧰⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧁āĻ“ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) u | B) a | C) v | D) t
Ans: C) v
Explanation: “v” = final velocity. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “v” āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦ⧇āĻ—āĨ¤


11. Time is represented by: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻŋ⧰⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧁āĻ“ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) t | B) v | C) u | D) a
Ans: A) t 
Explanation: “t” = time. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “t” āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


12. A car goes from 0 to 20 m/s in 5 s. Acceleration = ?


A) 2 | B) 4 | C) 5 | D) 10
Ans: B) 4
Explanation: (20−0)/5 = 4 m/s² āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: (20−0)/5 = 4 m/s²


13. A body moving with constant velocity has: āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) Positive | B) Negative | C) Zero | D) Infinite
Ans: C) Zero
Explanation: Constant velocity → no change. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° → āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


14. Acceleration depends on: āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇ ?
A) Distance | B) Mass | C) Change in velocity & time | D) Force only
Ans: C) Change in velocity & time
Explanation: Formula shows dependence. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


15. Retardation means: Retardation āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) Increase in speed  B) Decrease in speed
C) No motion   D) Constant speed
Ans: B) Decrease in speed
Explanation: Retardation = negative acceleration. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Retardation = āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖāĨ¤


16. Unit of velocity is: āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) m/s | B) m/s² | C) m | D) s
Ans: A) m/s
Explanation: Velocity unit = m/s āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦ⧇āĻ— = m/s


17. If a = 0, then motion is:


āϝāĻĻāĻŋ a = 0 āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ?
A) Accelerated | B) Uniform | C) Random | D) Circular
Ans: B) Uniform
Explanation: Zero acceleration → uniform motion. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āύāĻžāχ → āϏāĻŽāĻ—āϤāĻŋāĨ¤


18. Negative acceleration is also called: āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϝāĻŧ?
A) Speed | B) Retardation | C) Force | D) Motion
Ans: B) Retardation
Explanation: Same meaning. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨāĨ¤


19. Which quantity changes in acceleration ? āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖāϤ āĻ•āĻŋ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Distance | B) Velocity | C) Mass | D) Time only
Ans: B) Velocity
Explanation: Acceleration = change in velocity. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ = āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύāĨ¤


20. Acceleration can be: āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āϕ⧇āύ⧇āĻ•ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻš’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡ ?
A) Only positive B) Only negative
C) Both positive & negative   D) None
Ans: C) Both positive & negative
Explanation: It depends on increase or decrease of velocity. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻšā§ā§°āĻžāϏ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤