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Lily and Ella Physics: Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

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11th - 11th Grade

Physics

Lily and Ella Physics: Position, Velocity, and Acceleration is a Grade 11 physics worksheet focused on one-dimensional motion. Students calculate displacement and total distance, determine velocity and acceleration, use time and position relationships, and solve motion problems involving constant velocity, acceleration from rest, and gravity. Contexts such as racing, skateboarding, skydiving, and falling objects make the calculations concrete. This 19-question practice set combines 10 fill-in-the-blank calculations with dropdown, classification, multiple-choice, and multiple-select items. It asks students to distinguish distance from displacement, apply signs to direction, identify appropriate units, compare motion scenarios, and use kinematics relationships to find speed, acceleration, travel time, and maximum height. The free printable worksheet includes a complete answer key for checking independent practice, homework, or an in-class physics review.

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Lily and Ella Physics: Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

Total questions: 19

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ella starts at her house and travels 15 meters in the positive direction before realizing she forgot her favorite toy. She goes home and gets her toy, then reaches her destination location 35 meters in the positive direction from the house

What is Ella's total displacement?

(a)  

2.

Ella starts at her house and travels 35 meters before realizing she forgot her favorite toy. She goes home and gets her toy, then reaches her previous location 35 meters from the house

What is the total distance that Ella traveled?

(a)  

3.

Lily is skydiving and jumps out of a plane with an initial velocity of 0m/s. If her acceleration is 7.5m/s^2. How fast is she falling after 5 seconds?

(a)  

4.

Lily sees a monster 15 meters to her right. Starting at rest Lily runs to the left for 5 seconds at a constant rate of -4 m/s. How far is she from the monster after the 5 seconds?

(a)  

5.

Lily and Ella decide to race. Ella runs at a constant velocity of 7.5 m/s for 10 seconds. Lily accelerates at a constant rate from rest and reaches a final speed of 15 m/s in 10 seconds. Who traveled the greater distance?​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Lily
Ella
Same distance
6.

Ella drops her vamparina doll off the side of a building. It falls for 2.5 seconds at an acceleration of 9 m/s2. How far has it fallen?

(a)  

7.

Choose the correct unit of measurement for each of the following

Categorize the following

ms\frac{m}{s}  

ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

m

s

Time
Velocity
Accleration
Distance
8.

Lily bounces off of a trampoline with an initial velocity of 29.4 m/s. The acceleration from gravity is -9.8 m/s2. How long will it take her to reach her maximum height?

(a)  

9.

Lily bounces off of a trampoline with an initial velocity of 29.4 m/s. The acceleration from gravity is -9.8 m/s2. How high up will she go before coming back down?

(a)  

10.

Rick and Morty take Ella for a trip in their spaceship. They pick her up at home and fly 3700 meters away to a food truck, then continue further another 25 meters away to get churros, and finally come to drop her back off at home. What is Ella's total displacement?

a)
0 m
b)

7450 m

c)

3725 m

d)

3750 m

11.

Rick and Morty take Ella for a trip in their spaceship. They pick her up at home and fly 3700 meters away to a food truck, then continue further another 25 meters away to get churros, and finally come to drop her back off at home. What is Ella's total distance traveled?

a)
0 m
b)

7450 m

c)

3725 m

d)

3750 m

12.

Ella is skateboarding down a hill. Her initial velocity wen she started to go down the hill was 15 m/s her final speed was 45 m/s. What was her average speed?

(a)  

13.

Ella is skateboarding down a hill. Her initial velocity wen she started to go down the hill was 15 m/s her final speed was 45 m/s. If this change in velocity occurred over 5 seconds, what was her acceleration?

(a)  

14.

Lily and Ella are racing down a hill. Ella is riding a skateboard and accelerating from rest at 2 m/s^2. Lily is running at a constant rate of 6.25 m/s. If the distance to the bottom of the hill is 25m. Who will reach the end first?​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Lily
Ella
They reach it at the same time
15.

Lily and Ella are racing down a hill. Ella is riding a skateboard and accelerating from rest at 2 m/s^2. Lily is running at a constant rate of 6.25 m/s. Suppose the distance to the bottom of the hill is 25m. How long will it take Ella to reach the bottom of the hill?

(a)  

16.

Lily is running to get to see her favorite musician in concert. If she does not increase her velocity by a factor of 4 she will be late!!!

What changes could she make that would result in 4 times her velocity?

(two correct answers)

a)

1/2 the distance in 1/8 the time

b)

6X the distance and 24X the time

c)

24X the distance and 6X the time

d)

1/8 the distance in 1/2 the time

17.

Lily and Ella are scuba diving

Lily has an initial velocity of 2 m/s and reaches a maximum speed of 10 m/s.

Ella has a constant velocity of 2 m/s.

What changes can Ella do to make her have the same velocity as Lily's average velocity? There are two correct answers

a)

1/2 the distance in 6x the time

b)

6x the distance in double the time

c)

Same time but 1/3 the distance

d)

Same distance in 1/3 the time

18.

Place the units in the correct categories

Categorize the following

meters

feet

miles

yards

inches

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

Days

Weeks

m/s

miles/hour

ft/s

inches/minute

ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

Feets2\frac{Feet}{s^2}  

yardshour2\frac{yards}{hour^2}  

Distance
Time
Velocity
Acceleration
19.

Lily is driving in a car and accidentally slides the gear into reverse. Her velocity is negative but the acceleration is now in the positive direction.

Which option best describes her resulting motion?

a)

Lily will speed up faster and faster in the negative direction

b)

Lily will slow down, stop, change directions, and speed up in the negative direction

c)

Lily will slow down, stop, change directions, and speed up in the positive direction

d)

Lily will speed up faster and faster in the positive direction

Answer Key

Lily and Ella Physics: Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

Total questions: 19

1.
35 m
2.
105 m
3.
37.5 m/s
4.
-35 m
5.
Same distance
6.
28.125 m
7.
Time

s

Velocity

ms\frac{m}{s}  

Accleration

ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

Distance

m

8.
3 s
9.
44.1 m
10.
a) 0 m
11.
b)

7450 m

12.
30 m/s
13.
6 m/s^2
14.
Lily
15.
5 s
16.
a)

1/2 the distance in 1/8 the time

, c)

24X the distance and 6X the time

17.
b)

6x the distance in double the time

, d)

Same distance in 1/3 the time

18.
Distance

meters

feet

miles

yards

inches

Time

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

Days

Weeks

Velocity

m/s

miles/hour

ft/s

inches/minute

Acceleration

ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

Feets2\frac{Feet}{s^2}  

yardshour2\frac{yards}{hour^2}  

19.
c)

Lily will slow down, stop, change directions, and speed up in the positive direction

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FAQs

What does the Lily and Ella Physics: Position, Velocity, and Acceleration worksheet cover?

This Grade 11 physics worksheet practices one-dimensional kinematics through 19 mixed-format questions, including fill-in-the-blank calculations, dropdown comparisons, unit classification, multiple-choice items, and multiple-select questions. Students find distance and displacement, calculate velocity and acceleration, interpret direction and units, and solve constant-acceleration problems such as falling objects, races, and vertical motion under gravity.

How can I use this worksheet to teach position, velocity, and acceleration?

Introduce the worksheet by having students define position, displacement, distance, velocity, and acceleration, then model a path that includes traveling away from home and returning so students can compare net displacement with total distance. Next, demonstrate how to choose a kinematics relationship for the worksheet’s race, falling-object, and trampoline scenarios, including setting upward gravity as negative when appropriate. Use the dropdown and multiple-choice comparisons as discussion pauses before assigning the fill-in-the-blank calculations independently.

What mistakes should I watch for when students complete this kinematics worksheet?

Watch for students reporting total distance when a question asks for displacement, especially in the spaceship trip that ends back at home, or ignoring negative direction in the monster and gravity scenarios. Students may also confuse average speed with acceleration, forget to divide a velocity change by elapsed time, or use the wrong units when classifying meters and seconds. In vertical-motion items, check that they recognize zero velocity at maximum height and use the stated gravitational acceleration sign consistently.

How do I assign and grade this position, velocity, and acceleration worksheet?

The worksheet is available as a printable PDF and as a digital quiz on Wayground, so you can assign the same kinematics practice in either format. It includes a complete answer key for the fill-in-the-blank, dropdown, classification, multiple-choice, and multiple-select items. Printable submissions can be graded by scanning student work with the Wayground for Teachers app.

How can I differentiate this worksheet for my students?

Use the worksheet’s Advanced Settings to adjust font spacing and font size so the multi-step kinematics calculations and answer choices are easier to read. You can also enable a dyslexia-friendly font for students who benefit from that format or translate the worksheet into another language. These options apply to the worksheet file, including its fill-in-the-blank calculations and classification items.

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