When a moving object is said to undergo negative acceleration while coming to rest
PHYSICS · Single correct · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Kinematics · Kinematics
Problem
When a moving object is said to undergo negative acceleration while coming to rest, which statement best describes its motion?
(a) Its velocity decreases in magnitude until it becomes zero.
(b) Its speed increases in the opposite direction.
(c) Its acceleration is zero throughout the process of slowing down.
(d) It moves with constant speed, but its direction keeps changing.