Kinematic Equation Problems

A car can go from 0 m/s to 60 m/s in 10 seconds. What is the acceleration of the car?

• 6 m/s²

• 60 m/s²

• 180 m/s²

• 10 m/s²

A boat slows from 40 m/s to 10 m/s over a 15 m distance. What is the acceleration of the boat? (Assume the velocity is in the positive direction).

• 6 m/s²

• - 6 m/s²

• - 8 m/s²

• -2 m/s²

A man travels by bike to a friends house which is only 175 m away. It takes him 35 seconds to make the trip. What is the man's average velocity? (Assume he is traveling in the positive direction).

• 10 m/s

• 5 m/s

• - 10 m/s

• - 5 m/s

A ball is dropped (starts from rest) and falls for 12 seconds. What is the distance traveled by the ball? (Assume the acceleration due to gravity is 10 m/s²).

• 720 m

• 1440 m

• 60 m

• 12 m

A car starts at rest and accelerates at a constant 2 m/s² for 10 seconds. What is the final velocity of the car?

• 2 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 40 m/s

A runner has an average velocity of 4 m/s and travels for 12 seconds along the track. What is the distance traveled by the runner during this time?

• 48 m

• 12 m

• 3 m

• 24 m