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Acceleration & speed/time graphs

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At what point is the speed the greatest?

a)

C-D

b)

B-C

c)

A-B

d)

D-E

2.

A negative acceleration means that your object is _____.

a)

doing nothing

b)

moving in circles

c)

speeding up

d)

slowing down

3.

What is happening during point A to B?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

moving at a constant speed

d)

moving at 10 m/s2 acceleration

4.

What is happening during point C to D?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

moving at a constant speed

d)

moving at 0 m/s2 acceleration

5.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is accelerating."

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is slowing down."

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is stationary."

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Mark slams on the brakes after traveling 25 m/s. It takes him 3 seconds to come to a complete stop. What is his acceleration?

a)

8.33 m/s2

b)

-8.33 m/s2

c)

75 m/s2

d)

-75 m/s2

10.
A drag racer accelerated from rest ( 0 m/s ) to 195 m/s in 6.5 s.  What was the acceleration?
a)
10 m/s
b)
30 m/s2
c)
-3 m/s2
d)
26 m/s
11.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
Going to Wal-mart 
b)
running for president 
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down 
12.

A car has an oil drip that drops every second. What is happening to the motion of the car shown above?

a)

Car is moving with a constant velocity

b)

Car is accelerating or speeding up

c)

Car is decelerating or slowing down

d)

Car is changing directions

13.

What is happening to the car between 3-8 seconds?

a)

The car is stopped

b)

The car is traveling at a constant velocity of 0.5 m/s.

c)

The car has an acceleration of 0.5 m/s2.

d)

The car is going in the other direction.

14.

A roller coaster accelerates from an initial speed of 6.0 m/s to a final speed of 70 m/s over 4 seconds. What's the acceleration?

a)

24 m/s2

b)

18 m/s2

c)

16 m/s2

d)

16 m/s