Acceleration and Speed Quiz

What does speed measure?

• How fast an object is going

• How far an object has traveled

• The rate at which an object slows down

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What units are used to measure speed?

• Air pressure and gravity

• Units of distance per unit of time, like kilometers per hour

• Centimeters and inches

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What is acceleration?

• How fast an object is going

• The fastest speed that an object can reach

• The rate at which speed or direction changes

Which of these is an example of acceleration?

• A car coasts along at 40 km/h

• A car speeds up from 40 km/h to 80 km/h

• A car is parked on the side of the road

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How is acceleration measured?

• In joules or newtons

• In units of distance per unit of time squared

• In gallons of gas

When an object slows down it is called:

• Natural acceleration

• Unacceleration

• Negative acceleration

When would acceleration increase most?

• Rolling along a flat plane

• Rolling down a steep hill

• Rolling up a gently sloping hill

Which variables must you know to calculate acceleration?

• Distance and force

• Change in speed and time

• Speed and distance

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Which of the following is a distance?

• 10 km/h

• 10 hours

• 10 km

Which of the following is a speed?

• 80 km/h

• 8 hours

• 3000 km

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