Question

Explain how an object moving at a constant speed can have a nonzero acceleration

Answer 1

Acceleration depends on the change in an object’s velocity. An object moving at a constant speed can experience a nonzero acceleration if the direction of the object’s motion changes.

Answer 2

its very simple if a body is moving in circle the magnitude of its velocity remain constant  but its direction changes because velocity is directed towards tangent and at every point in a cirlce its direction will be different (along tangent) so velocity is not uniform .As acceleration is the rate  change of velocity  so it will be non zero because velocity is changing due to its direction.