Asked by Christian

Study the motion map shown. Some of the vectors have been circled.

A long black arrow pointing right labeled x. Above that are 5 green arrows of the same length pointing right, positioned end to end. Next to these are 2 shorter green arrows, each with small yellow arrows pointing left just above that are circled. Farther up from the line is a point. Much farther above that are 3 green arrows each longer than the previous. Above the green arrows are 3 yellow arrows of equal length pointed left, each circled.
What do the circled vectors represent?

distance
speed
velocity
acceleration

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
acceleration

The yellow arrows show the change in the velocity vectors (their direction and sign). They point left (opposite the rightward velocity when the object slows, and in the same leftward direction when it speeds up left), so they represent acceleration.