Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

An object with negative acceleration indicates:

  1. Slowing down

  2. Speeding Up

  3. Depends on direction of velocity

  4. Help! I have no clue!
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Explanation

Negative acceleration means the acceleration vector points in the negative direction. Whether the object slows down or speeds up depends on the direction of its velocity - if velocity and acceleration have opposite signs, it slows down; if they have the same sign, it speeds up.

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