Acceleration Calculations

1. Change in speed = 14 m/s; time taken = 2 seconds. The acceleration is....

• 6 m/s²

• 7 m/s

• 7m/s²

• 6 m/s

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A car accelerates from rest (zero speed) up to a speed of 30 m/s in 12 seconds. Its acceleration is...

• 2.5 m/s²

• 360 m/s²

• 0.4 m/s²

• 0.4 m/s

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A cyclist in the Tour de France accelerates down a hill from 22 m/s to a speed of 37 m/s. This acceleration takes him 2 seconds. The acceleration is...?

• 7.5 m/s²

• 11 m/s²

• 18.5 m/s²

• 44 m/s²

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

1. A rocket launching in the Ukraine accelerates upwards from rest to a speed of 12 km/s in 8 seconds. Its acceleration is...?

• 96 m/s

• 96 m/s²

• 1.5 m/s²

• 1.5 m/s

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A cyclist accelerates from 0 m/s to 8 m/s in 3 seconds. What is his acceleration?

• 24 m/s²

• 2.67 m/s²

• 0.375 m/s²

• 11 m/s²

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

1. A cyclist accelerates from 0 m/s to 8 m/s in 3 seconds. Is the cyclist acceleration higher than that of a car which accelerates from 0 to 30 m/s in 8 seconds?

• Yes

• No

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

1. If a Ferrari accelerates at a rate of 50 m/s² for 3 seconds, what will its change in velocity be?

• 50 m/s

• 53 m/s

• 16.67 m/s

• 150 m/s

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A car accelerates with a rate of 3 m/s² for 5 seconds. The change in its velocity is...

• 0.6 m/s

• 1.67 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 15 m/s

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A horse accelerates from rest (zero speed) to 10 m/s with acceleration of 2 m/s². For how many seconds did it accelerate?

• 20 sec

• 0.5 sec

• 12 sec

• 5 sec

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A horse accelerates from 5 m/s to 10 m/s with acceleration of 2 m/s². For how many seconds did it accelerate for?

• 20 sec

• 10 sec

• 5 sec

• 2.5 sec

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1