1.3 Acceleration Physics

If a train is slowing down, it IS accelerating

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

To find the acceleration of an object moving in a straight line, you must calculate the change in DISTANCE for each unit of time.

• True

• False

A Ferris wheel turning at a constant speed of 5 m/s IS NOT accelerating. True

• True

• False

An airplane is flying west at 200km/h. Two hours later, it is flying west at 300km/h. Its average acceleration is 100 km/h^2. Does the answer 100 km/h^2 make this answer true or false?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A speed-versus-time graph for a car's motion is a horizontal line at a speed of 12 m/s. The car's acceleration during this time is 12 m/s^2. Is the answer 12 m/s^2?

• True

• False

The si units for acceleration are KM/H^2.

• True

• False

The rate at which the velocity of an object changes is the object's rate of __________________.

• speed

• temperature

• acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

An airplane is accelerating at 8 m/s^2. Each second its speed increases by ______ m/s.

• 16

• 8

• 4

An airplane is accelerating at -8m/s^2. The distance the airplane travels each second is ___________ than the distance it traveled during the previous second.

• more

• less

An amusement park ride falls straight down for 4 seconds. During this time, the ride accelerates from a speed of 0 m/s to 40 m/s. The ride's rate of acceleration during the 4 seconds is ___________ m/s^2

• 5

• 4

• 10

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2