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WorksheetsSpeed, Velocity & Acceleration
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mr. Taylor rode his bike at a speed of 5 miles per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
2.
An airplane flew toward Dallas at a speed of 300 miles per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
3.
Mr. Taylor rode his bike west at a speed of 5 miles per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
4.
Ms. Rose was jogging down Main Street at a speed of 5 kilometers per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
5.
Ms. Rose was jogging 5 kilometers per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
6.
An airplane flew at a speed of 300 miles per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
7.
Mr. Williamson races in the 100 meter dash. It takes him 10 seconds to finish. What is his speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
8.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a given direction
9.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
10.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t / d
b)
S = d / t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
11.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
mass and time
b)
temperature and mass
c)
mass and distance
d)
distance and time
12.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
64 m/s
d)
15 mph
13.
Changes in speed, direction or both are called _________.
a)
gravity
b)
changes
c)
acceleration
d)
deceleration
14.
Acceleration is defined as a change in _________.
a)
time of motion to another place.
b)
velocity
c)
distance
d)
speed
15.
When are you experiencing acceleration in a car?
a)
speeding up
b)
slowing down
c)
making turns
d)
All of the above
16.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
17.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
18.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
19.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
20.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
______is a unit of speed.
a)
meters/second
b)
south
c)
kilogram
d)
hour
22.
Calculate Mr. Row's speed (in miles per hour). He runs an 18 miles in 6 hours.
a)
24 m/hr
b)
3 m/hr
c)
0.333 m/hr
d)
12 m/hr
23.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
24.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
d)
Velocity
25.
How many times does this object STOP moving?
a)
None
b)
One time
c)
Two times
d)
Three times
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