NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
Worksheets01c - Velocity and Acceleration
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in
a)
time it takes for one place to move to another place.
b)
velocity of an object.
c)
distance divided by the time interval
d)
velocity divided by the time interval
2.
Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?
a)
Its direction changes
b)
It doesn't
c)
It slows down
d)
Its speeds up
3.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car turning a curve at a constant speed
5.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity
d)
displacement
8.
Describe the motion of the car. (Car is stopped)
a)
The car has acceleration because it is at rest
b)
The car does not have acceleration because it is at rest
c)
The car has velocity because it is at rest
d)
The car has acceleration because it is at rest
9.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
10.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
none
b)
positive
c)
negative
d)
varies
11.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
12.
What is the velocity?
a)
not moving
b)
increasing
c)
positive
d)
negative
13.
What is the velocity?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
decreasing
d)
increasing
14.
What is the velocity?
a)
0 m/s
b)
positive m/s
c)
negative m/s
d)
decreasing
15.
Is the speed constant or non-constant?
a)
constant
b)
non-constant
16.
Is the speed constant or non-constant?
a)
constant
b)
non-constant
17.
Is the speed constant or non-constant?
a)
constant
b)
non-constant
18.
Which section of the graph shows decreasing velocity?
a)
CD
b)
DE
c)
EF
d)
GH
19.
Which section of the graph shows increasing velocity?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
DE
d)
EF
20.
Which section of the graph shows acceleration?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
EF
d)
FG
21.
Which section of the graph shows deceleration?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
EF
d)
GH
22.
1. Which of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?
a)
Velocity only describes an object’s rate of motion.
b)
Speed describes how an object is changing its velocity.
c)
Speed and velocity both describe how an object is speeding up.
d)
Only velocity includes the direction an object is traveling.
23.
Acceleration describes how an object’s velocity is changing. Which of the following scenarios provides the best example of an accelerating object?
a)
A car driving at a constant speed
b)
A book sitting on top of a high shelf
c)
A toy train traveling in a circle
d)
A toy boat floating in a bathtub
24.
In the distance vs. time graph, what type of motion does the line represent?
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
25.
In the distance vs. time graph, what type of motion does the line represent?
a)
Acceleration
b)
No motion
c)
Deceleration
d)
Constant Velocity
Reset
