Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Quiz

George rides his scooter 32 m in 20 s. What is his speed?

• 2 m/s^2

• 1.6 m/s

• 3.2 m/s

• 52 m/s

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A car traveling 36 m/s slows to a stop in 9 s. What is the car's acceleration?

• 3 m/s^2

• - 3 m/s^2

• 4 m/s^2

• - 4 m/s^2

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A kid is sledding down a hill going 2 m/s. 5 s later he is going 12 m/s. What is his acceleration?

• 7 m/s^2

• 10 m/s^2

• 3 m/s^2

• 2 m/s^2

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The bell rings and you leave class. It takes you 40 s to travel the 30 m to your next class. What is your average speed?

• 0.75 m/s

• 10 m/s^2

• 1.3 m/s

• 0.75 m/s^2

The speedometer in a car measures:

• average velocity

• average speed

• instantaneous speed

• displacement

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To calculate velocity you need to know:

• distance and time only

• distance, time and direction

• distance and direction only

• distance, time and temperature

A cyclist is riding on the Silver Comet Trail traveling at 5 m/s. She increases her speed to 14 m/s in 3 s. What is her rate of acceleration?

• 3 m/s^2

• - 3 m/s^2

• 9 m/s^2

• - 9 m/s^2

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Myrtle, your pet turtle races east 1 m in 100 s. What is her average velocity?

• 0.01 m/s²

• 0.01 m/s² east

• 0.01 m/s east

• 0.01 m/s

A roller coaster is traveling at 15 m/s at the top of a hill. When the coaster reaches the bottom of the hill 8 s later it is going 36 m/s. What is the acceleration of the roller coaster?

• 5.14 m/s^2

• 13 m/s^2

• 2.6 m/s^2

• - 13 m/s^2

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A roller coaster is traveling 36 m/s. 4 seconds later the coaster is going 22 m/s. What is the acceleration of the roller coaster?

• 3.5 m/s^2

• - 3.5 m/s^2

• 2 m/s^2

• - 2 m/s^2

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