WorksheetsSpeed, Distance, Velocity, and Acceleration
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
A change in an object's position with respect to time and in comparison to the position of other objects used as reference points
Acceleration
Frame of reference
Motion
A system that uses coordinates or background objects to establish position or to measure movement of a point in space
Frame of reference
Motion
Speed
A measurement of the rate of change of position with respect to time
Frame of reference
Speed
Velocity
Measurement of speed and direction of an object
Acceleration
Speed
Velocity
Change of an object's speed or direction
Acceleration
Motion
Velocity
What does speed measure?
How fast an object is going
How far an object has traveled
The rate at which an object slows down
The rate at which an object speeds up
Which of the following can be used to measure an object's speed?
Joules
Newtons
Miles per hour
Kilometers per second per second
What does acceleration measure?
How fast an object is going
The fastest speed that an object can reach
The force with which an object travels
The rate at which speed or direction changes
What is the difference between positive and negative acceleration?
Positive acceleration applies to fast objects; negative acceleration applies to slow objects.
Positive acceleration occurs when objects speed up; negative acceleration occurs when objects slow down.
Positive acceleration applies to objects traveling on earth; negative acceleration applies to objects traveling in space.
Positive acceleration is expressed in meters per second; negative acceleration is expressed in kilometers per hour.
Which of these is an example of acceleration?
A car coasts along at 40 km/hr
A car is parked on the side of the road
A speeding car brakes to a stop
A car speeds along at 100 km/hr
Which of these statements is true?
Acceleration in the direction of motion slows you down
Acceleration in the direction of motion speeds you up
Acceleration against the direction of motion has no effect on your speed
Acceleration against the direction of motion speeds you up
If you're sitting still in a chair reading this, what is your acceleration?
0 m/s/s
1 m/s/s
2 m/s/s
3 m/s/s
When would acceleration increase most?
Rolling along a flat plane
Rolling down a steep hill
Braking to a stop
Rolling up a gently sloping hill
You're in a moving car. Which of the following changes would always mean there's been some acceleration?
A change in temperature
A change in time
A change in location
A change in speed
