Acceleration

Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?

• Its direction changes
• It doesn't
• It slows down
• Its speeds up  

In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration?

• A car speeds up after a stoplight turns green.

• A car slows down as it approaches a red light

• A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h going down a straight highway

• A car turning a curve at a constant speed

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When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car? (Choose all that are correct)

• speed up

• slow down

• make turns

• constant speed

A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 

• not accelerating
• not moving
• speeding up 
• slowing down 

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A positive acceleration means that your object is _____.

• not accelerating

• not moving

• speeding up

• slowing down

A box sliding down an inclined plane attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest.  Find the acceleration.

• 30 m/s
• 24 m/s²
• 9 m/s²
• 81 km/hr

Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?

• km/s
• m/s²
• mi/hr
• ft

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Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in 

• time it takes for one place to move to another place. 
• velocity of an object.
• distance divided by the time interval 
• velocity divided by the time interval 

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Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 

• True
• False

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A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor.  It slides to a stop in 15 seconds.  What is the acceleration?

• -7.5 m/s
• -7.5 m/s²
• -0.5 m/s²
• 7.5 mi//hr