Acceleration (āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ)
Acceleration(āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ)
Definition (āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž)
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 (Vâ – slow) to a final value (Vâ – 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.
āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦā§āĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ⧰ āĻšāĻžā§°, āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻāĻŖāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύ (Vâ – āϧā§ā§°) āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāύ (Vâ – āϤā§āĻ) āϞ⧠āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āϤā§āĻ āĻš’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
Formula (āϏā§āϤā§ā§°) : a = v - u / t
a = acceleration(āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ), u = initial velocity(āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻāĻŖāĻŋā§° āĻŦā§āĻ), v = final velocity(āĻ āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ), t = time(āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ)
Numerical Example (āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāϤ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ)
A car increases its velocity from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 s. Find acceleration. āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āϝāĻŧā§ 10 m/s āĻĒā§°āĻž 30 m/s āϞ⧠5 s āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°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 (āϏāĻšāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻļāϞ)
- Acceleration can be positive or negative : āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āϧāύāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻš’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§
- Speed increasing → a > 0 (Positive acceleration) : āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ → a > 0 (āϧāύāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ)
- Speed decreasing → a < 0 (Negative acceleration / Retardation) : āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻšā§ā§°āĻžāϏ → a < 0 (āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ)
- Changing direction → Acceleration exists (even if speed is same) : āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš’āϞā§āĻ → āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§
Physics Formula Breakdown (āϏāĻšāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž)
Acceleration = Change in velocity ÷ Time : āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ = āĻŦā§āĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ ÷ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Slow → Fast → Change happens → Acceleration : āϧā§ā§° → āϤā§āĻ → āĻŦā§āĻ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ → āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ
Golden Concept (āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻĨāĻž)
Acceleration happens whenever velocity changes (speed or direction). : āϝā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ (āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ), āϤā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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Acceleration MCQs
1. What is acceleration ? : āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻŋ ?
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§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
2. SI unit of acceleration is: āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖā§° SI āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
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§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻ/āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ → m/s²
3. Acceleration occurs when: āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻā§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§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš’āϞā§āĻ āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. If velocity increases, acceleration is: āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧠āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Zero | B) Negative | C) Positive | D) Constant
Ans: C) Positive
Explanation: Increasing speed → positive acceleration. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ → āϧāύāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖāĨ¤
5. If velocity decreases, acceleration is: āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧠āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Positive | B) Negative | C) Zero | D) Infinite
Ans: B) Negative
Explanation: Decreasing speed → negative acceleration. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻšā§ā§°āĻžāϏ → āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖāĨ¤
6. Formula of acceleration is: āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖā§° āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻŋ ?
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§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ = (v - u)/t
7. If velocity does not change, acceleration is: āĻŦā§āĻ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύā§āĻš’āϞ⧠āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻŋ ?
A) 1 | B) 0 | C) ∞ | D) -1
Ans: B) 0
Explanation: No change in velocity → no acceleration. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻ → āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āύāĻžāĻāĨ¤
8. Changing direction means: āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš’āϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) No acceleration B) Acceleration occurs
C) Speed zero D) Distance zero
Ans: B) Acceleration occurs
Explanation: Direction change = velocity change. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ āϏāϞāύāĻŋāĨ¤
9. Initial velocity is represented by: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžā§°āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻŋā§°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝ?
A) v | B) u | C) t | D) a
Ans: B) u
Explanation: “u” represents initial velocity. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “u” āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžā§°āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĨ¤
10. Final velocity is represented by: āĻ
āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻŋā§°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) u | B) a | C) v | D) t
Ans: C) v
Explanation: “v” = final velocity. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “v” āĻ
āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻāĨ¤
11. Time is represented by: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋā§°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) t | B) v | C) u | D) a
Ans: A) t
Explanation: “t” = time. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§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§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: (20−0)/5 = 4 m/s²
13. A body moving with constant velocity has: āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻŦā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻŋ ?
A) Positive | B) Negative | C) Zero | D) Infinite
Ans: C) Zero
Explanation: Constant velocity → no change. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° → āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āύāĻžāĻāĨ¤
14. Acceleration depends on: āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ ?
A) Distance | B) Mass | C) Change in velocity & time | D) Force only
Ans: C) Change in velocity & time
Explanation: Formula shows dependence. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏā§āϤā§ā§°āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
15. Retardation means: Retardation āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋ ?
A) Increase in speed B) Decrease in speed
C) No motion D) Constant speed
Ans: B) Decrease in speed
Explanation: Retardation = negative acceleration. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Retardation = āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖāĨ¤
16. Unit of velocity is: āĻŦā§āĻā§° āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
A) m/s | B) m/s² | C) m | D) s
Ans: A) m/s
Explanation: Velocity unit = m/s āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻ = m/s
17. If a = 0, then motion is:
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ a = 0 āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ?
A) Accelerated | B) Uniform | C) Random | D) Circular
Ans: B) Uniform
Explanation: Zero acceleration → uniform motion. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āύāĻžāĻ → āϏāĻŽāĻāϤāĻŋāĨ¤
18. Negative acceleration is also called: āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϝāĻŧ?
A) Speed | B) Retardation | C) Force | D) Motion
Ans: B) Retardation
Explanation: Same meaning. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻā§ āĻ
ā§°ā§āĻĨāĨ¤
19. Which quantity changes in acceleration ? āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖāϤ āĻāĻŋ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Distance | B) Velocity | C) Mass | D) Time only
Ans: B) Velocity
Explanation: Acceleration = change in velocity. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ = āĻŦā§āĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύāĨ¤
20. Acceleration can be: āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻā§āύā§āĻā§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§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻšā§ā§°āĻžāϏ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤