Acceleration/ speed/ velocity practice problems

A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 150 m/s in 4 s.  What was the acceleration?

• 37.5 m/s2

• -37.5 m/s2

• 600 m/s2

• -600 m/s2

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Mark slams on the brakes after traveling 30 m/s. It takes him 3 seconds to come to a complete stop. What is his acceleration?

• 10 m/s2

• -10 m/s2

• 90 m/s2

• -90 m/s2

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The moon's gravitational force is less than that of Earth’s . If an astronaut drops a hammer and its speed increases from 0 to 15 m/s in 9.26 s, what is the acceleration due to gravity on the moon?

• 15m/s2

• 138.9 m/s2

• 9.8 m/s2

• 1.62 m/s2

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A dog runs with an initial speed of 5 m/s on a waxed floor. It slides to a stop in 12 seconds.  What is the acceleration?

• 0.42 m/s2

• -0.42 m/s2

• 60 m/s2

• -60 m/s2

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If a Ferrari, with an initial velocity of 5 m/s, accelerates at a rate of 30 m/s2 for 5 seconds, what will its final velocity be? 

• 155 m/s

• 145 m/s

• 11m/s

• 1 m/s

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Falling objects drop with an average acceleration of 9.8 m/s2. If an object falls from a tall building, how long will it take before it reaches a speed of 60 m/s? 

• 6.1 s

• 588 s

• 0.16 s

• 60 s

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Tim rolled a bowling ball down a lane in 3 s. The ball traveled at a constant acceleration of 1 m/s2 down the lane and was traveling at a speed of 6 m/s by the time it reached the pins at the end of the lane. How fast was the ball going when it left Tim’s hand? 

• 3 m/s

• -3 m/s

• 9 m/s

• 2 m/s

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