Acceleration

Calculate the speed of a dog running through the backyard if he is covering 30 meters in 15 seconds

• 2 m/s

• 30 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 450 m/s

Alexis decided to calculate the speed of an ant that she saw at a museum. She found that it traveled 200 cm in 5 seconds. What is the speed of the ant?

• 40 m/s

• 4 m/s

• 200 m/s

• 5 m/s

What is the velocity of a car that traveled a total of 250 km east in 2 hours?

• 250 m/s east

• 125 km/hr east

• 2 km/hr west

• 125 m/s west

What is the velocity of a plane that traveled 2,500 miles for Los Angeles to New York in 5.5 hours?

• 454.5 mph

• 400 mph

• 500 mph

• 2500 mph

A race car was traveled 600 miles east in 2 hours, what is the race car's velocity

• 300 mph east

• 300 mph

• 1200 mph east

• 1200 mph

SpaceX Is launching a new satellite into space. The satellite starts from rest, then reaches 600,000 m in 1500 seconds. what is the acceleration of the satellite?

• 0.26 m/s^2

• 26 m/s^2

• 40 m/s^2

• 400 m/s^2

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A seagull picks up a bag of chips from your blanket on the beach. The seagull begins to fly away with its snack. It travels 50 m in 10 seconds before you catch up to it. What is the acceleration of the seagull?

• 0.5 m/s^2

• 5 m/s^2

• 2 m/s^2

• 500 m/s^2

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There is a runner on first base and they are trying to steal second. At the pitch, the runner takes off to second. The runner makes it 12 meters in 2 seconds before being tagged out. What was the acceleration of the runner before they were tagged out?

• 24 m/s^2

• 6 m/s^2

• 3 m/s^2

• 2 m/s^2

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A tree falls in the woods. (Does anyone hear it?!) The tree falls 72 meters in 6 seconds. What is the acceleration of the falling tree?

• 36 m/s^2

• 432 m/s^2

• 12 m/s^2

• 2 m/s^2

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A car at a stop sign begins to accelerate. The car drives 100 meters in 5 minutes. What is the acceleration of the car?

• 25 m/s^2

• 4 m/s^2

• 20 m/s^2

• 500 m/s^2

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