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WorksheetsSpeed & Acceleration
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 34mins
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Class
Date
1.
The International System of Units is used by scientists
a)
in America only
b)
in France
c)
all over the world
2.
m/s² is the unit of
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
3.
The unit of acceleration is
a)
S
b)
m/s²
c)
m/s
d)
m
4.
The location of a particular object is its
a)
Postion
b)
Speed
c)
Distance
5.
Position
a)
the location of a particular object
b)
a change in location over time
6.
Motion is:
a)
the location of a particular object
b)
a change in location over time
c)
an object's reference point
7.
A _____ is an object that appears to stay in one place.
a)
steady velocity
b)
reference point
8.
A good reference point should:
a)
be fixed compared to the object you are trying to describe
b)
travel a great distance in a short period of time
c)
be large
9.
the measure of how quickly an object's position changes
a)
Speed
b)
Motion
c)
Deceleration
d)
Distance
10.
Speed is a measure of:
a)
how quickly an object's position changes
b)
the rate at which velocity changes
11.
The rate at which velocity changes
a)
speed
b)
acceleration
12.
____ measures a change in velocity.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
13.
True or False: Speed measures a change in velocity.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
To "accelerate" means to:
a)
speed up
b)
slow down
15.
To "decelerate" means to
a)
speed up
b)
slow down
16.
A synonym for decelerate is
a)
positive acceleration
b)
negative acceleration
17.
If an object begins to move faster but does NOT change direction, then its ____ will ______.
a)
speed; accelerate
b)
velocity; accelerate
18.
If I continue walking in the same direction but start to walk faster, then my ____ is____.
a)
speed; accelerating
b)
velocity; acceleration
19.
Answer the question that appears:
a)
One train is moving faster than the other.
b)
One train is moving slower than the other.
c)
The trains are NOT moving.
d)
The trains are moving at the same speed.
20.
Two objects travelling at the same speed have different velocities IF:
a)
they move in different directions
b)
they move in the same direction
21.
Aviv walked South at 100 m/s; Dan walked at same speed but a different velocity. What could be true?
a)
Dan was walking 200 m/s South.
b)
Dan was walking 100 m/s South.
c)
Dan was walking 100 m/s West.
22.
A car travels at a speed of 60 km/h. What far will it travel in 6 hours?
a)
360 km
b)
20 km
c)
.1 km
23.
A train covers a distance of 480 m in 8 hours. How fast is it traveling?
a)
60 m/h
b)
3, 840 m/h
24.
Mr. Sidrow walks at a steady speed of 3 m/h. How long will it take him to travel 24 meters?
a)
72 hours
b)
8 hours
c)
.125 hours
25.
Sienna travelled 24 km in 5 hours. You can use this information to calculate her:
a)
distance
b)
time
c)
speed
26.
If you know how far someone travelled &how long they travelled for, then you can use this info.
a)
to find their speed
b)
to find their distance
c)
to find their time
27.
A car can accelerate from rest to 70 km/h in 7 seconds. Find the car’s average acceleration.
a)
10 km/h
b)
10 km/h²
28.
A baby lizard startles Evan. It accelerates from 2 m/s to 10 m/s in 4 seconds. Acceleration?
a)
3.5 m/s²
b)
2 m/s²
c)
.5 m/s²
29.
Mrs. Auriti drives to work. She goes from 5 m/h to 25 m/h in 5 seconds. Acceleration?
a)
4 m/h²
b)
6 m/h²
c)
5 m/h²
30.
the steepness of a line on a graph is its
a)
run
b)
slope
c)
graph
d)
rise
31.
Slope is the ____ of a line on a graph.
a)
length
b)
height
c)
steepness
32.
On a distance versus time graph, a __ line represents an object that is not moving at all.
a)
horizontal
b)
vertical
c)
crooked
33.
A horizontal line on a distance-time graph shows an object that is:
a)
accelerating at a steady speed
b)
not moving at all
c)
slowing down
34.
On a velocity-time graph, a line slanted UP from left to right shows
a)
positive acceleration
b)
negative acceleration
35.
On a velocity-time graph, a line slanted DOWN from left to right shows
a)
positive acceleration
b)
negative acceleration
36.
The graph shows the motion of a train. During which time period was it moving the fastest?
a)
between 10 and 18 seconds
b)
between 0 and 4 seconds
c)
between 18 and 26 seconds
37.
The graph shows the motion of a plane. During which time period was it moving the fastest?
a)
between 0 and 5 seconds
b)
between 5 and 15 seconds
c)
between 15 and 20 seconds
d)
between 25 and 30 seconds
38.
Hours, minutes, and days are units of measure for
a)
time
b)
distance
c)
speed
d)
acceleration
39.
m, km, cm are units of measure for
a)
distance
b)
speed
c)
time
d)
acceleration
40.
m/s, km/h, km/s are units of measure for
a)
distance
b)
time
c)
speed
d)
acceleration
41.
m/s² ,km/h², km/s² are units of measure for
a)
distance
b)
time
c)
acceleration
d)
speed
42.
Speed does NOT include direction.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Velocity includes _____.
a)
just speed
b)
just direction
c)
speed AND direction
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