Concept 2 Acceleration

A  car starts from rest and after  7 seconds it is moving at 42  m/s. What is the car’s acceleration?

• 0.17
• 1.67
• 6
• 7

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A car is traveling at 21.0 m/s. It slows to a stop at a constant rate over 5.00 s. How far does the car travel during those 5.00 seconds before it stops? 

• 4.20 m
• 52.5 m
• 105 m
• 158 m

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What is the SI unit for acceleration?

• m/s
• m
• m/s²
• s

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In each of the following cases, determine which car has the greatest acceleration.

• starts from 0 m/s to 20 m/s in 4 seconds.
• speed up from 20m/s to 40m/s in 3 seconds
• slow down from 50m/s to stop in 2 seconds
• starts from 0 m/s to 20m/s in 5 seconds

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A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?

• 24 m/s²
• 18 m/s²
• 16 m/s²
• 16 m/s

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A golf ball starts with a speed of 2 m/s and slows at a constant rate of 0.5 m/s², what is its velocity after 2 s?

• 0 m/s
• 0.5 m/s
• 1 m/s
• 1.5 m/s

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A car is traveling at 21.0 m/s. It slows to a stop at a constant rate over 5.00 s. How far does the car travel during those 5.00 seconds before it stops? 

• 4.20 m
• 52.5 m
• 105 m
• 158 m

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A boat travels 12.0 m while it reduces its velocity from 9.5 m/s to 5.5 m/s. What is the magnitude of the boat’s acceleration while it travels the 12.0 m?

• 1.3 m/s²
• 2.5 m/s²
• 3.0 m/s²
• 7.5 m/s²

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An object with an initial velocity of 3.50 m/s moves east along a straight and level path. The object then undergoes a constant acceleration of 1.80 m/s² east for a period of 5.00 s. How far does the object move while it is accelerating?

• 6.30 m
• 17.5 m
• 27.2 m
• 40.0 m

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An airplane lands on a runway with a velocity of 150 m/s. How far will it travel until it stops if its rate of deceleration is constant at -3 m/s²?

• 525 m
• 3750 m
• 6235 m
• 9813 m

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