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WorksheetsSpeed, Velocity, Acceleration
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
3.
A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Scalar
4.
When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it accelerates?
a)
The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
b)
The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
c)
Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
d)
The car is accelerating because it's changing direction
5.
A value that only has magnitude (a number)
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Acceleration
d)
Velocity
6.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Acceleration can be classified as _______________
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Changing directions
d)
All of the above
8.
Which of the following represents a velocity?
a)
40 m
b)
40 m north
c)
40 m/s
d)
40 m/s north
9.
A change in position with respect to a reference point is called...
a)
acceleration
b)
velocity
c)
direction
d)
motion
10.
If you travel 50 km/hr for 2 hours, how far will you get?
a)
25 km
b)
50 km
c)
100 km
d)
200 km
11.
Which of the following is accelerating?
a)
A cannonball sitting on the ground
b)
A boat traveling at a constant speed in a straight line
c)
A can being crushed under a person's foot
d)
A car going around a curve at a constant speed
12.
A value that has both a magnitude (a number) AND a direction
a)
scalar
b)
vector
c)
speed
d)
motion
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