Acceleration Review

When a car goes from 0 mph to 60 mph, what is happening to its velocity?

• The velocity is decreasing.

• The velocity is constant.

• The velocity is increasing.

• The velocity is zero.

When a car goes from 50 mph to 30 mph, what is happening to its velocity?

• The velocity is decreasing.

• The velocity is constant.

• The velocity is increasing.

• The velocity is zero.

When a car goes from 50 mph to 50 mph, what is happening to its velocity?

• The velocity is decreasing.

• The velocity is the same.

• The velocity is increasing.

• The velocity is zero.

When a car goes from 25 mph to 40 mph, what is happening to its velocity?

• The velocity is decreasing.

• The velocity is the same.

• The velocity is increasing.

• The velocity is zero.

Acceleration is the rate of change of an object's _______.

• velocity

• mass

• temperature

• color

What is the term used to describe slowing down?

• A) Acceleration

• B) Deceleration

• C) Velocity

• D) Speed

What is the term used to describe speeding up?

• A) Acceleration

• B) Deceleration

• C) Velocity

• D) Speed

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When an object slows down, it has ________ acceleration.

• negative

• positive

• zero

• constant

When an object speeds up, it has ________ acceleration.

• negative

• positive

• zero

• constant

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Because velocity includes the direction that an object travels, an object accelerates when it ________.

• changes direction

• remains stationary

• moves in a straight line

• slows down