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WorksheetsKinematics #6 - Acceleration and Graphs - Sea Raptal
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
Define acceleration
a)
Change in velocity over time
b)
Change in position over time
c)
Change in speed over time
d)
Change in displacement over time
2.
Which of these is NOT a way a sea raptal might accelerate as it tries to escape you.
a)
Change it's position relative to you
b)
Speed up relative to you
c)
Slow down relative to you
d)
Change the direction it is swimming
3.
Give the equation for constant acceleration
a)
a=∆x / ∆v
b)
a=∆v / ∆x
c)
a=∆v / ∆t
d)
a=∆x / ∆t
4.
What is the SI Unit for acceleration?
a)
meters (m)
b)
meters per second (m/s)
c)
Meters per second squared (m/s^2)
d)
Newtons (N)
5.
What information does acceleration’s (+) or (-) sign tell you?
a)
Distance (d)
b)
Displacement (∆x)
c)
Change in velocity (∆v)
d)
Direction
6.
A sea raptal is swimming away with (+) v and (+) a. Is it speeding up, slowing down, or at constant speed?
a)
Staying at constant speed
b)
speeding up
c)
slowing down
d)
More information is needed to answer!
7.
A sea raptal is swimming towards you with (-)v and (+)a. Is it speeding up, slowing down or at a constant speed?
a)
Staying at constant speed
b)
Speeding up
c)
Slowing Down
d)
Not enough information to answer this!
8.
A sea raptal is swimming towards you with (-)v and (-)a. Is it speeding up, slowing down or at a constant speed?
a)
Staying at a constant speed
b)
Speeding up
c)
Slowing down
d)
Not enough information to answer this!
9.
A Sea Raptal can swim at top speeds of 180mph (80.5m/s)!!! What is its average acceleration if a raptal goes from 0m/s to 80.5m/s in 30s?
a)
0.089 m/s^2
b)
0.37 m/s^2
c)
1.34 m/s^2
d)
2.68 m/s^2
10.
Sea raptals will come on land to hunt large prey. Your horse is being surrounded by raptals on the beach! How long will it take your horse to stop if your initial v=+11m/s and a= -1.81m/s^2?
a)
0.16s
b)
0.16m
c)
6.1s
d)
6.1m
11.
Motion Graphs Question:
Finding the slope on a X vs. time graph gives you...
Finding the slope on a X vs. time graph gives you...
a)
Displacement
b)
Distance
c)
Velocity
d)
acceleration
12.
Motion Graphs Question:
Finding the slope of a velocity vs. time graph gives you ...
Finding the slope of a velocity vs. time graph gives you ...
a)
Displacement
b)
Distance
c)
Velocity
d)
acceleration
13.
Motion graphs question:
Finding the AREA under the graph for a velocity vs. time graph gives you...
Finding the AREA under the graph for a velocity vs. time graph gives you...
a)
Displacement
b)
Distance
c)
Velocity
d)
acceleration
14.
Motion Graphs Question:
X vs. t graph shows a straight line that moves up and to the right from the origin. Which statement is true?
X vs. t graph shows a straight line that moves up and to the right from the origin. Which statement is true?
a)
This is constant, negative velocity
b)
this is constant, positive velocity
c)
this is constant, positive acceleration
d)
this is changing positive velocity
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