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WorksheetsAcceleration with V vs T graphs
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the usual unit for acceleration?
meters
m/s
m/s2
all of the above
On this graph, what is the acceleration between 5 seconds and 8 seconds of time. (Where, V=5m/s @ 5 seconds, and V=30m/s @ 8 seconds)
8.3 m/s/s Right
-8.3 m/s/s Left
-8.3 m/s Left
8.3 m/s Right
Graph A shows...
positive velocity
negative velocity
zero velocity
Which x-t graph matches this v-t graph?
Which x-t graph matches the v-t graph shown?
How fast did the object move between 0 and 20 s?
50 m/s
2.5 m/s
0.4 m/s
100 m
50 m
Choose all graphs that show a change in velocity:
On a velocity-time graph, which variable goes on the y-axis?
velocity
time
acceleration
displacement
On a velocity-time graph, what does the slope represent?
velocity
time
acceleration
displacement
On a velocity-time graph, how is acceleration calculated?
change in x divided by the change in y
change in time divided by the change in velocity
change in velocity divided by the change in time
acceleration cannot be calculated from a v-t graph
Which of the following is NOT an example of an object that is accelerating?
a car speeding up when the traffic light turns from red to green
a car slowing down as it approaches a red light
a car traveling at a constant speed while traveling around a curve in the road
a car traveling east at a constant speed
A deer is calmly trotting through the forest at a leisurely pace of 3 m/s when it is startled by a hunter's dog. The deer accelerates to a speed of 21 m/s in 3 seconds. Calculate the deer's acceleration in that 3-second interval.
7 m/s/s
1 m/s/s
8 m/s/s
6 m/s/s
-6 m/s/s
Dale Earnhart, Jr, accelerates his race car from rest to a speed of 50 m/s at the start of his race in a time of 2.5 seconds. Calculate his acceleration in the 2.5-second time interval.
125 m/s/s
25 m/s/s
-125 m/s/s
20 m/s/s
-20 m/s/s
Calculate the average acceleration of the object represented in the graph during segment C only.
-5 m/s/s
5 m/s/s
10 m/s/s
-3 m/s/s
3 m/s/s
