Velocity is what you feel when driving on the highway.
Acceleration is what you feel when you step on the gas and the increase in velocity pushes you into your seat.
How can one intuitively understand the higher order derivatives of velocity: jerk, snap, crackle and pop?
In: Physics
You feel Jerk when you accelerate very suddenly (either hitting the gas pedal or brake hard) as opposed to a smoother acceleration that more experienced drivers get used to doing (or when there’s not a sudden surprise). This is what is likely to cause you to suddenly fling backwards or forwards
I don’t think snap, crackle, and pop have easily-understandable analogs.
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