Question

Acceleration is always measured in meters per second squared. Why is acceleration not measured in meters per second like speed? Explain.

Answer 1

Because 'distance per second' is a velocity, not an acceleration.

Step-by-step explanation:

Because 'distance per second' is a velocity, not an acceleration. For example, at 1 m/s an object is travelling a distance of 1 metre every second. But a rate of acceleration is a steady increase in velocity. So at 1 m/s^2, an object's velocity is increasing by 1 m/s every second.