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The uniform rate of decrease of velocity of a moving body is called  1) acceleration  2) deceleration 

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The uniform rate of decrease of velocity of a moving body is called 

1) acceleration 

2) deceleration 

3) Positive Acceleration 

4) uniform velocity

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Correct option is 2) deceleration 

When the velocity is uniformly decreasing with time, then the acceleration produced is negative. The negative acceleration is called deceleration.

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