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Acceleration

Acceleration

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Science

8th Grade

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NGSS
MS-PS3-1, MS-PS3-5, MS-PS2-2

Standards-aligned

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Ashley Smith

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9 Slides • 8 Questions

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Multiple Choice

Acceleration is just when an object speeds up?

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True, only objects speeding up is acceleration

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False, objects speeding up and slowing down is acceleration.

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Fill in the Blank

Along with speeding up and slowing down, if you travel a constant speed you can be accelerating if you are __________ __________.

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Multiple Select

Choose all ways an object can accelerate.

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speed up

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slow down

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change direction

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stay at a constant speed and never change direction

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Multiple Choice

Acceleration and velocity are the same thing.

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True, they both measure speed

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False, acceleration is the rate at which velocity changes. Velocity is the speed AND direction of an object.

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Multiple Choice

Natalie drops her skateboard into a bowl speeding up from 0 m/s to 4 m/s in 2.5 s. What is her average acceleration?

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4 m/s

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1.6 m/s/s

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1.6 m

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2.5 m/s/s

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Multiple Choice

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What kind of motion is taking place between points D and E?

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constant acceleration

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constant de

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changing acceleration

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constant speed

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Multiple Choice

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What kind of motion is taking place between points A and B?

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constant acceleration

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constant de

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changing acceleration

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constant speed

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What kind of motion is taking place between points C and D?

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constant acceleration

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constant deceleration

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not moving

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constant speed

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