Speed Velocity Motion and Acceleration

Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.

• direction
• force
• inertia
• mass

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A car driving at 50 miles per hour drives for 2 hours. What distance did it cover?

• 50 miles
• 25 miles
• 100 miles
• 75 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A truck driving at 60 miles per hour travels 150 miles. How long is it driving for?

• 9000 hours
• 0.4 hours
• 210 hours
• 2.5 hours

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Velocity is

• speed and acceleration
• constant speed
• a frame of reference
• speed in a given direction

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

Acceleration is

• increasing speed
• decreasing speed
• changing direction
• all of the above

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• Speed = time/distance
• Speed = distance/time
• Speed = distance x time
• Speed = time x distance

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?

• km/s
• m/s²
• mi/hr
• ft

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

How can acceleration be zero?

• a car runs out of gas and slowly rolls to a stop
• a car decreases speed at a constant rate until it comes to rest
• car has constant speed and is traveling on a straight path
• the car travels round trip and is back at the starting point

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What does this graph represent?

• Constant speed
• Acceleration
• Not moving

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

A car accelerates from 15 m/s to 60 m/s in 30 seconds.  What is its acceleration?

• 2 m/s2
• 3 m/s2
• 1.5 m/s2
• 0.75 m/s2

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B