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Acceleration can be a change in speed or what

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Acceleration is a change in the speed or direction of motion.
User Sopehl
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Well there are 2 types of acceleration, linear and angular.  So your speed can increase (like pushing the gas pedal in a car) or you could drive in a circle at constant speed.  You can feel the angular acceleration as you turn but your speed doesn't change.
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