State whether the following statements are true or false:
$(a)$ An object can have acceleration even when its velocity is zero.
$(b)$ If the acceleration of a moving object is constant,the direction of its velocity must remain the same.
$(c)$ The speed of an object can never be zero.

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(A) True. For example,at the highest point of a vertically thrown object,the velocity is zero,but the acceleration due to gravity $(g = 9.8 \ m/s^2)$ is still acting on it.
$(b)$ False. An object can have constant acceleration while changing direction,such as in uniform circular motion or when an object is thrown at an angle (projectile motion).
$(c)$ False. The speed of a stationary object is zero.

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