As the moon moves around the earth at a mean orbital velocity of 1.022 km/s is the moon accelerating? O No, because acceleration is a vector. No, because the net displacement is zero. O Yes, because the speed is not constant. Yes, because the velocity is not constant.

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As the moon moves around the earth at a mean orbital velocity of 1.022 km/s is the moon accelerating?
O No, because acceleration is a vector.
No, because the net displacement is zero.
O Yes, because the speed is not constant.
Yes, because the velocity is not constant.
Transcribed Image Text:As the moon moves around the earth at a mean orbital velocity of 1.022 km/s is the moon accelerating? O No, because acceleration is a vector. No, because the net displacement is zero. O Yes, because the speed is not constant. Yes, because the velocity is not constant.
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