IPC Unit 6 Review: Acceleration

Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.

• speed
• distance
• velocity 
• displacement 

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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

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Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 

• True
• False

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

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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

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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

When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car? 

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