Yes, an object can have a constant speed and still be accelerating if its direction of motion is changing. This is because acceleration takes into account changes in velocity, not just changes in speed.

The units of acceleration are typically meters per second squared (m/s^2) in the metric system and feet per second squared (ft/s^2) in the imperial system.

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Acceleration is the rate at which an object's velocity changes over time. It is defined as the change in velocity divided by the change in time.

Some common examples of acceleration in everyday life include a car accelerating from a stop, a roller coaster speeding up and slowing down, and a person jumping off a diving board into a pool.

According to Newton's second law of motion, force is directly proportional to acceleration. This means that the greater the force applied to an object, the greater its acceleration will be.