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Changing Velocity

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

"4.5 m/s forward" counts as a velocity because it has an amount and direction. Select all of the following that counts as a different velocity.

a)

4.5 m/s backward

b)

5.5 m/s forward

c)

0 m/s

d)

3.5 m/s forward

2.

"4.5 m/s forward" counts as a velocity. Select all of the following that counts as the same speed.

a)

3.5 m/s forward

b)

4.5 m/s to the left

c)

4.5 m/s backward

d)

0 m/s

3.

If a runner starts from rest and accelerates forward at 14 m/s² for 0.75 s, how fast will they wind up going?

a)

18.7 m/s

b)

10.5 m/s

c)

14 m/s

d)

13.25 m/s

4.

How much time does a car need to go 27 m/s faster if it has an acceleration of 7.2 m/s²?

a)

0.27 s

b)

19.8 s

c)

194 s

d)

3.75 s

5.

A ship going 4.4 m/s forward takes 530 s to slow down to rest. What acceleration does the ship have?

a)

-0.008 m/s²

b)

-120 m/s²

c)

0.008 m/s²

d)

2332 m/s²

6.

Select all of the following that acceleration can do:

a)

Make something go faster

b)

Make something go slower

c)

Make something change direction

d)

Make something stop

7.

Suppose a cart is moving at 5.3 m/s when we fist see it, and it accelerates at -3.8 m/s². What is the cart's velocity 1.1 s later?

a)

-4.18 m/s

b)

1.5 m/s

c)

1.12 m/s

d)

4.82 m/s

8.

Suppose a car moving at 37 m/s hits the brakes and accelerates at -4.7 m/s². The brakes are applied for 4.3 s. What is the average velocity of the car during this time?

a)

26.9 m/s

b)

-20.21 m/s

c)

16.79 m/s

d)

-174 m/s

9.

A child on a ride has a positive velocity. Select all of the possible results of applying a negative acceleration.

a)

The child comes to a stop.

b)

The child moves forward with less speed.

c)

The child moves backward with less speed.

d)

The child moves backward with more speed.

10.

A beagle runs with a velocity of +5.6 m/s. A pug runs by with a velocity of -8.5 m/s. Which of the following statements are true?

a)

The beagle has more speed.

b)

Their speeds cannot be compared.

c)

The pug has a higher velocity.

d)

The pug has more speed.