07f - Acceleration

Acceleration occurs when there is a change in speed.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

final speed minus initial speed, divided by time

• horizontal

• acceleration

• acceleration formula

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A box sliding down an inclined plane attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest.  Find the acceleration.

• 30 m/s
• 24 m/s²
• 9 m/s²
• 81 km/hr

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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

• 24 m/s²
• 18 m/s²
• 16 m/s²
• 16 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 20 m/s in 3.5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car.

• 2.2m/s²
• 7.0m/s²
• 5.7m/s²
• 70m/s²

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in 

• time it takes for one place to move to another place. 
• velocity of an object.
• distance divided by the time interval 
• velocity divided by the time interval 

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?

• Its direction changes
• It doesn't
• It slows down
• Its speeds up  

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Determine the motion of the car.

• at rest 
• moving at constant speed
• speeding up
• slowing down

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What kind of acceleration is shown here?

• positive
• negative
• none
• varies

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4