Acceleration

Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.

• speed

• distance

• velocity

• displacement

In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?

• A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.

• A car approaching a red light

• A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h

• A car moving down a ramp

Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 

• True
• False

A roller coasters accelerates from an initial speed of 6.0 m/s to a final speed of 70 m/s over 4 seconds. What's the acceleration?

• 24 m/s²

• 18 m/s²

• 16 m/s²

• 16 m/s

A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s.  What was the acceleration?

• 0 m/s
• 40 m/s²
• -40 m/s²
• 40 m/s

A car accelerates from a standstill to 70 m/s in 10 seconds.  What is the acceleration?

• 0.7m/s²
• 7m/s²
• 14m/s²
• none of the above

The SI unit for acceleration is

• mph

• ft/sec²

• m/s²

When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car? 

• speed up
• slow down
• make turns
• All of the above 

A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s², changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?

• 750 seconds

• 35 seconds

• 0.3 seconds

• 3.3 seconds

A ball of clay is thrown at a wall at a velocity of 28.0 m/s. After it hits the wall, it takes 0.020 s to stop. What is the acceleration of the clay when it hits the wall?

• 1400 m/s²

• -1400 m/s₂

• 0.56 m/s²

• -0.56 m/s²