Pre Forces & Motion

What is "acceleration"?

• how quickly an object speeds up
• how quickly an object speeds up, slows down or changes direction
• a force caused by rubbing two surfaces together
• a force caused by wind energy

Calculate the average speed (in meter/sec) if a cheetah runs 180 meters in 10 seconds.

• 198 m/sec
• 170 m/sec
• 12 m/sec
• 18 m/sec

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s.  What was the acceleration?

• 0 m/s
• 40 m/s²
• -40 m/s²
• 40 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?

• 25 miles/hr
• 5 miles/hr
• 125 km/hr
• 50 km/hr

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel

• 90 miles
• 10 miles
• 600 miles
• 90 km

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

What is the speed of a man who runs 10 miles in 1 hr?

• 20 miles
• 10 m/min
• 10 miles/hr
• 20 hrs

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Dr. Barkley drives his speed boat 22 km at 45 km/hr how, how long will it take him to go the 22 km?

• 48 hrs 
• 0.48 hrs
• 990 hrs
• 45 min

A car travels 300 km in 6 hours. What is the average speed of the car (in km/hr)?

• 0.02 km/hr
• 1,800 km/hr
• 50 km/hr
• 50 km

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A rocket is launched from the launch pad at a speed of 700 km/hr.  How far will the rocket have traveled after 1.0 hour?

• 699 km
• 700 km
• 350 km
• 700 hours