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  • Understanding Acceleration: How Objects Change Speed
    This is a bit of a trick question!

    * All objects that are accelerating are changing speed. Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity, and velocity includes both speed and direction.

    * So, any object that is accelerating is also changing speed.

    Here are some examples:

    * A car speeding up: The car is accelerating, meaning its speed is increasing.

    * A ball thrown upwards: The ball is accelerating due to gravity, and its speed decreases as it goes up.

    * A satellite orbiting the Earth: While it might seem like the satellite is moving at a constant speed, it's constantly changing direction (accelerating) due to Earth's gravity.

    Let me know if you have any other questions!

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