The correct option is(C): change in KE per unit mass.
the area under the acceleration-displacement curve, when interpreted in terms of change in kinetic energy per unit mass, signifies how much the kinetic energy changes for each unit of mass as the object undergoes displacement.
In the real world, everything is always in motion. Objects move at a variable or a constant speed. When someone steps on the accelerator or applies brakes on a car, the speed of the car increases or decreases and the direction of the car changes. In physics, these changes in velocity or directional magnitude of a moving object are represented by acceleration.