<p align="right">Last Update: <font color="#4f81bd">December 01, 2024</font></p> ## BIG IDEAS - The rate of change of [[Velocity|velocity]] of a body remains constant over time is known as constant acceleration. - There are equations of motion for constant acceleration known as [[kinematic equations]]. - The object's [[displacement]] increases in a quadratic manner over time. ### Formula $\vec {a} \ = \ \text{constant}$ ### Velocity-Time Relationship Under constant acceleration, [[velocity]] changes linearly with time. If you graph velocity versus time, the slope of the line represents [[1-Lesson Plans/Archived/Acceleration]] (𝑎), which is constant. The area under the velocity-time graph gives the [[displacement]] of the object during that time interval. ### Example When an object falls under gravity alone, without air resistance, it experiences constant acceleration due to gravity (on Earth $g \approx 9.8 \frac{m}{s^2}$). ### Slide Deck <div style="position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%; padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;"> <iframe loading="lazy" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;" src="https://www.canva.com/design/DAGP6lxl3jo/SJ9q55BQvDUoO1SC3ovjKA/view?embed" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" allow="fullscreen"> </iframe> </div> ### Velocity <div class="sp-embed-player" data-id="cYfbfKzU1E"><script src="https://go.screenpal.com/player/appearance/cYfbfKzU1E"></script><iframe width="100%" height="480" style="border:0;" scrolling="no" src="https://go.screenpal.com/player/cYfbfKzU1E?width=100%&height=480&ff=1&title=0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div> ### Related Topics --- [[Home|Home]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/Kinematics/Uniform Acceleration Motion/Constant Acceleration|Constant Acceleration]] | [[Kinematic Equations]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/Kinematics/Uniform Acceleration Motion/Free Fall|Free Fall]] | [[Gravitational Acceleration]] | [[Terminal Velocity]] | [[Air resistance|Air Resistance]]