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WorksheetsSpeed, Velocity, Acceleration
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is your average speed if you take 0.5 h to jog 4,000 m?
a)
8000 m/h
b)
2000 m/h
c)
0.000125 m/h
d)
800 m/h
2.
If the average speed of a car is 110 km/h, how long will it take the car to travel 715 km?
a)
6 h
b)
6.5 km/h
c)
6.5 h
3.
Kira jogs to a store 72 m away in a time of 36 s. What is Kira's average speed?
a)
0.5 m/s
b)
2 m/s
c)
2 h
4.
If you travel 7.5 km and walk for 1.5 h, what is your average speed?
a)
5 km/h
b)
11.25 km/h
c)
0.2 km/h
5.
An airplane traveling from San Francisco to Chicago travels 1,260 km in 3.5 h. What is the airplaine's avearge speed?
a)
36 km/h
b)
360 km/h
c)
4,410 km/h
6.
If you slow down on your bicycle, you accelerate.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
7.
if you ride your bicycle at a constant speed, you cannot accelerate.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
8.
Changing the speed and changing the direction of your bicycle are both examples of acceleration.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
9.
You are riding your bike at 9 km/h. Ten minutes later, your speed is 6 km/h.
a)
Acceleration occurred because speed increased.
b)
Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.
c)
Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.
10.
You ride your bike around the block at a constant speed of 11 km/h.
a)
Acceleration occurred because speed increased.
b)
Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.
c)
Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.
11.
You ride your bike in a straight line at a constant speed of 10 km/h.
a)
Acceleration occurred because speed increased.
b)
Acceleration did not occur because neither speed nor direction changed.
c)
Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.
d)
Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.
12.
Which of the following is NOT an example of acceleration?
a)
a person jogging at 3 m/s along a winding path
b)
a car stopping at a stop sign
c)
a cheetah running 27 m/s east
d)
a plane taking off
13.
Which of the following would be a good reference point to describe the motion of a dog? (select all that apply)
a)
the ground
b)
another dog running
c)
a tree
d)
the dog's collar
14.
What two thiings must you know to determine speed?
a)
distance and direction
b)
direction and time
c)
speed and direction
d)
time and distance
15.
What makes velocity and acceleration differ from speed?
a)
time
b)
distance
c)
direction
d)
time2
16.
If a student rides her skateboard on a straight road and does not speed up or slow down, she is traveling with a
a)
constant acceleration
b)
constant velocity
c)
positive acceleration
d)
negative acceleration
17.
Which of the following is a measurement of velocity?
a)
16 m east
b)
25 m/s2
c)
55 m/h south
d)
60 km/h
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