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Acceleration Test 2020

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Acceleration just means going forward faster.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

What is the acceleration of a bus that goes from rest to a speed of 50 km/h in 10 seconds?

a)

5 km/h/s

b)

10 km/h/s

c)

50 km/h/s

d)

500 km/h/s

3.

Acceleration is the rate at which distance changes with time.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

When riding a wooden coaster, it has a swaying movement that helps make the ride more exciting.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

On a distant planet, a falling object gains speed at a steady rate of 20 m/s during each second of fall. Find its acceleration.

a)

2 m/s/s

b)

20 m/s/s

c)

200 m/s/s

d)

not enough information

6.

The acceleration of a bullet is 30 m/s/s. If it has a velocity of 300 m/s, how much time will it take to get to its destination?

a)

10 s

b)

900 s

c)

100 s

d)

not enough information

7.

If jet plane has an acceleration of 3500 m/s/s in a time of 2.4 seconds starting from rest, what was its final velocity?

a)

1458 m/s

b)

349 m/s

c)

8400 m/s

d)

not enough information

8.

A dragster going at 15 m/s increases its velocity to 25 m/s in 4 seconds. What is its acceleration during this time interval?

a)

2.5 m/s/s

b)

25 m/s/s

c)

.25 m/s/s

d)

not enough information

9.

Constant speed and constance acceleration are not the same.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

In a car, there are several controls that are use to change velocity thus changing the acceleration. Which ones are they?

a)

the gas pedal, the brake, and only the wheels

b)

the steering wheel, the brake, and the windows

c)

the gas pedal, the steering wheel, and the brake

d)

the brake, the windows, and the wheels

11.

Acceleration occurs when an object changes speed, direction, or both.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Acceleration can only be positive.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

The unit for acceleration is m/s/s2.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Suppose the jet airliner starts from rest and at the end of the runway reaches a speed of 120 m/s in 14.5 seconds. What is its initial velocity?

a)

8.28 m/s

b)

0 m/s

c)

1740 m/s

d)

not enough information

15.

Imagine that a skateboarder is moving in a straight line at a speed of 3 m/s and comes to a stop in 2 seconds. What is the final acceleration?

a)

1.5 m/s/s

b)

-1.5 m/s/s

c)

0 m/s/s

d)

not enough information

16.

Where would engineers use the laws of physics the most?

a)

Rides at Six Flags

b)

Building a High School

c)

Building a sky scrapper

d)

Building a bridge

17.

_____________ can offer multiple steep drops and inversion loops, which gives the rider larger accelerations.

a)

wooden coasters

b)

steel coasters

c)

aluminum coasters

d)

mini coasters

18.

An escalator (moving stairs) is a great example of acceleration.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

What vertical distance will a ball dropped from rest fall in 3.25 seconds of free fall?

a)

15.93 m

b)

31.85 m

c)

51.756 m

d)

not enough information

20.

You are looking over the Empire State Building and "accidentally" drop a coin from the top which is 380 m above the ground. How long does it take for the coin to reach the ground?

a)

8.81 sec

b)

12.45 sec

c)

16.33 sec

d)

not enough information

21.

Find the VELOCITY of the snowball as it falls straight down in 13 seconds.

a)

127.4 m/s

b)

63.7 m/s

c)

1.33 m/s

d)

not enough information

22.

Jupiter has an acceleration of 24.5 m/s/s. What vertical DISTANCE will a meteorite have if it dropped for 14.5 seconds on this planet.

a)

2575.56 m

b)

5151.125 m

c)

177.625 m

d)

not enough information

23.

What is the Gravitational constant?

a)

9.8 m/s

b)

-9.8 m/s/s

c)

9.8 m/s/s

d)

-9.8 m/s/s2

24.

While in free fall, acceleration due to gravity changes 9.8 m/s for every second.

a)

true

b)

false

25.

What is this....

"A car travels 50 mph."

a)

displacement

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

acceleration

26.

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)

An airplane taking off.

27.

What makes velocity and acceleration different from speed?

a)

direction

b)

time

c)

distance

d)

time2

28.

A negative acceleration means that your object is __?

a)

Going to Wal-Mart

b)

Speeding up

c)

Running a marathon

d)

Slowing down

29.

What kind of graph would you have if you had velocity and time?

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

displacement

30.

How do you find the “change in velocity” when calculating the acceleration of an object?

a)

initial velocity – final velocity

b)

final velocity – initial velocity

c)

final time - initial time

d)

final velocity - initial time

31.

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 velocity

b)

constant acceleration

c)

positive velocity

d)

negative acceleration

32.

When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it accelerates??

a)

The car is accelerating because the velocity is constant.

b)

The car is accelerating because it is changing direction.

c)

The car accelerates because it’s going 20 mph.

d)

Cars always accelerate when they are in motion.

33.

The moon accelerates because it is _______________.

a)

In a vacuum of space.

b)

constantly increasing its speed of orbit

c)

continuously changing direction

d)

controlling the tides on Earth

34.

In an Acceleration graph, the area under the zero line is considered

a)

negative (reverse directions)

b)

positive (positive direction)

c)

velocity with units

d)

speed with units

35.

In an Acceleration graph, the vector going AWAY from the zero line would be considered as _________________.

a)

staying constant

b)

slowing down

c)

speeding up

d)

need more information

36.

The graph shows

a)

positive velocity that's getting faster

b)

negative velocity that's getting faster

c)

negative velocity that's getting slower

d)

positive velocity that's getting slower

37.

The graph shows

a)

positive velocity that's getting faster

b)

negative velocity that's getting faster

c)

negative velocity that's getting slower

d)

positive velocity that's getting slower

38.

The graph shows

a)

positive velocity that's getting faster

b)

negative velocity that's getting faster

c)

negative velocity that's getting slower

d)

positive velocity that's getting slower

39.

The graph shows

a)

positive velocity that's getting faster

b)

negative velocity that's getting faster

c)

negative velocity that's getting slower

d)

positive velocity that's getting slower

40.

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

At rest

d)

deceleration

41.

As the ball falls towards the ground, its velocity

a)

zero

b)

decreases

c)

at rest

d)

increases