Intro to Acceleration

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

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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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A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor.  It slides to a stop in 15 seconds.  What is the acceleration?

• -7.5 m/s
• -7.5 m/s²
• -0.5 m/s²
• 7.5 mi//hr

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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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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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Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 

• True
• False

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Determine the motion of the car.

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

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Determine the motion of the car.

• at rest 
• constant velocity 
• speeding up
• slowing down

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Which of the following correctly describes the motion represented by the velocity vs time graph?

• The object is speeding up in the positive direction.

• The object is slowing down in the negative direction.

• The object is moving at a constant velocity.

• The object is slowing down in the positive direction.