Acceleration Calculations

Billy was driving his car and when he reached the tollbooth he slowed from 190m/s to 12m/s in 20 second. Calculate Acceleration.

• -8.9m/s²

• 8.9m/s²

• 9.8m/s²

• -9.8m/s²

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The speed boats speed increased from 0m/s to 24m/s in a time span of 12 seconds. Calculate Acceleration.

• 4 m/s²

• 2 m/s²

• 8 m/s²

• 6 m/s²

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A motorcycle rider increases his speed from 25 m/s to to 55 m/s in 10 seconds

• 2.5 m/s²
• 4 m/s²
• 3 m/s
• 3 m/s²

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A boat increases its speed from 16 m/s to 96 m/s in 5 seconds.

• 10 m/s²
• 16 m/s²
• 14 m/s²
• 12 m/s²

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The Eagles are playing the Patriots in Super Bowl 52. The score is Eagles 31 Patriots 27 with two minutes left. Nick Foles throws a deep ball to Alshon Jeffery the velocity of the football increases from 10m/s to 40 m/s in over a 5 second period.

• 6 m/s²
• 10 m/s²
• 8 m/s²
• 30 m/s²

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A wagon goes 35 meters and accelerates to 60 meters in 5 seconds. What was the wagon’s acceleration?

• 25 m/s²
• 30 m/s²
• 6 m/s²
• 5 m/s²

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The car was going 80mph on the highway, and lowered to 50 mph in 3 seconds because of an accident. 

• -10mph/s
• 30 mph/s
• 10mph/s
• -30mph/s

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A running horse increases his speed from 15 m/s to 42 m/s in 3 seconds.

• 27 m/s²
• 5 m/s²
• 9m/s²
• 11 m/s²

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A rolling soccer ball decelerated from 22 m/s to 8 m/s in 12 sec.

• -1.17 m/s²
• .5 m/s²
• 1.17 m/s²
• 2 m/s²

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A race car is racing at a speed of 13 km/h up to 17 km/h in 9 seconds.

• -.45mi/hr
• 30km/hr
• .44 km/hr/s
• .45 km/s

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