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What is a unit of acceleration?
a. m/s
b. m/s2
c. m2/s
d. kg-m/s2

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a). m/s ... meters per second.
That's a speed.

b). m/s² ... (meters per second) per second.
Acceleration
.

c). m²/s ... square meters per second.
Rate of change of area.
Meaningless unit, unless you happen to be
a painter of houses or a mower of lawns.

d). kg-m/s² ... (mass) x (an acceleration).
This is a unit of force.
In fact, it's the definition of "newton".
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