Acceleration - Does it take into factor of direction/displacement?

Question

With motion in physics, does acceleration take into factor of direction? (Eg: velocity takes into factor of direction and speed).

So, for example, can one have "Acceleration North" and "Acceleration South" on a graph?

Thanks for any help

Answer 1

accelearation takes into factor of motion that is when we talk about non uniform motion acc. is introduced.

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Answer 2

what you're talking about is scalar quantities vs vector quantities. acceleration has to be a vector, as it is defined as the change in the velocity of an object. because velocity is a vector, the acceleration MUST have an associated direction. when you see a vectorr on a graph it is usually magnitude vs time, and the direction isn't shown on the graph.

Answer 3

velocity, displacement and acceleration are all vectors and therefore all have dirrection and magnitude

Answer 4

Yes.  If you whirl a yo-yo about your head on a string, it undergoes continuous acceleration, even if the speed isn't changing -- because the direction IS changing.