WorksheetsSpeed, Velocity and Acceleration
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it accelerates?
a)
The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
b)
The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
c)
Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
d)
The car is accelerating because it's changing direction
2.
The tornado is traveling northwest at 20 mph.
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
3.
The Olympian swam 200 meters in 20 seconds.
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
4.
Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
3 feet/sec
b)
6 feet/sec
c)
10 feet/sec
d)
2 feet/sec
5.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
6.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
7.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
8.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
9.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55km
b)
32km
c)
43km
d)
32miles
10.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
11.
65mi/hr South is an example of...
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
12.
Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.
a)
65 mph west
b)
6 mph west
c)
600 mph west
d)
6000 mph west
13.
What do you need to know about an object to calculate its velocity?
a)
Speed and time
b)
Speed and direction
c)
Speed and velocity
d)
Time and direction
14.
An object moving at -5 m/s2 is doing what?
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing down
c)
Moving at the same speed
d)
Stopped
15.
Which of these objects is NOT accelerating?
a)
A plane slowing down to land
b)
A rocket taking off into space
c)
A hiker moving at the same speed for hours
d)
A rollerblader heading downhill
16.
If you traveled 12 meters in 10 seconds going south, what would your velocity be?
a)
100m per second south
b)
10m per second south
c)
1.2 meters per second south
d)
12m per second
17.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What is Acceleration?
a)
How long it takes me to win at fortnite
b)
The direction of an object
c)
A change in Motion
d)
How fast something is moving
19.
final speed minus initial speed, divided by time
a)
acceleration
b)
speed
c)
relative motion
20.
Jacob ran a 5k in 24 minutes.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
21.
A storm is traveling 25 km/hr eastward
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
22.
Macie walks in the door of the movie theater and then stops to look for an open seat.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
23.
Ethan moved the science table 34 cm to the right(and it annoyed the teacher!)
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
24.
Mariah rides the escalator three floors up and then turns right to get to her favorite store in the mall.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
25.
An airplane travels 1260 km from San Francisco northeast to Chicago in 3.5 hours.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
26.
Mrs. Starnes slowed down as she was approaching the Chick-fil-A drive thru.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
27.
A hurricane travels 360 km in 15 hours.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
28.
Aiden turned around when he saw a teacher needed help opening the door.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
29.
A car travels on a down the highway at a constant speed of 70 mph.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
30.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
31.
Km (kilometers) is a unit for...
a)
Speed
b)
Distance
c)
Time
d)
Direction
32.
An elevator traveled 15 floors (150 ft) at a speed of 4.5 m/s. What additional information is needed to determine the velocity of the elevator?
a)
the direction the elevator traveled
b)
how long the elevator was stationary
c)
how many times the elevator stopped
d)
the total distance the elevator traveled
33.
Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in
a)
time of motion to another place.
b)
velocity
c)
distance
d)
speed
34.
What is the velocity of a runner who travels South 100 m in 10 seconds
a)
10 m/s South
b)
10 m/s
c)
100 m/s South
d)
1000 m/s
35.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
36.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
37.
Changes in our speed, direction or both are called _________.
a)
gravity
b)
changes
c)
acceleration
d)
displacement
38.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
39.
A ball rolling west at 5 cm per second is an example of ____.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
40.
A truck slowing down to stop at a red light is an example of ____.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
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