acceleration(Noun) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity). The boosters produce an acceleration of 20 metres per second per second. acceleration(Noun) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
Northfork, West Virginia. Northfork is a town in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA, located on US Route 52 between Welch and Bluefield. The population was 429 at the 2010 census. Northfork was incorporated in 1901, so named because of its location on the north fork of the Elkhorn Creek at its junction with the south fork.
Ralph S. Northam (b. September 13, 1959, in Nassawaddox, Virginia) is the 40th and current Virginia lieutenant governor. He took office on January 11, 2014. Northam won the November 5, 2013, election for the position of lieutenant governor. He defeated Aneesh Chopra in the Democratic primary election on June 11, 2013, and faced Republican nominee E.W. Jackson in the general election.