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Velocity and Acceleration Quiz Practice

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of velocity?

a)

25 m/s

b)

1500 km/hr

c)

55 m/h south

d)

all of the above

2.

What time period shows a constant speed?

a)

0 seconds to 12.5 seconds

b)

5 seconds to 10 seconds

c)

10 seconds to 12.5 seconds

d)

none of the above

3.

What time period shows positive acceleration?

a)

0 seconds to 10 seconds

b)

5 seconds to 8 seconds

c)

4 seconds to 10 seconds

d)

0 seconds to 4 seconds

4.

How are speed and velocity different?

a)

Speed has a distance while velocity does not.

b)

Velocity has a direction while speed does not.

c)

There is no difference between speed and velocity.

d)

Speed is calculated distance / time while velocity is calculated time / distance.

5.

The speed of an object in a particular direction is known as which of the following?

a)

Motion

b)

Acceleration

c)

Speed

d)

Reference Point

e)

Velocity

6.

Velocity can change if ....( select all the correct choices)

a)

a reference point chages

b)

both time and distance changes

c)

direction changes

d)

speed changes

e)

both speed and direction changes

7.

A car maintains the speed of 15 m/h while turning left. Which of the following is true?

a)

The car changed velocity because it slowed its speed.

b)

The car did not change velocity.

c)

The car changed velocity because the speed and direction changed.

d)

The car changed velocity because it increased its speed.

e)

The car changed velocity because the direction changed.

8.

A runner ran 10 miles/minute in a straight line. Which of the following is true?

a)

The runner changed direction which means a change in velocity

b)

The runner had centripetal acceleration

c)

The runner had a change in speed and direction

d)

The runner had an increase in speed which means a change in velocity.

e)

The runner had no change in velocity

9.

The rate at which velocity changes in a given amount of time is know as which of the following?

a)

Direction

b)

Distance

c)

Speed

d)

Motion

e)

Acceleration

10.

The graph shows which of the following?

a)

Positive Acceleration

b)

Negative Acceleration

c)

Centripetal Acceleration

d)

No Acceleration

11.

The graph shows which of the following?

a)

No Acceleration

b)

Positive Acceleration

c)

Negative Acceleration

d)

Centripetal Acceleration

12.

If you walk around a square block at 18 miles/ hour, how many times does your velocity change if you travel around the entire block?

a)

Your Velocity never changes

b)

My velocity changes only when I change my pace

c)

I changed my velocity 1 time

d)

I changed my velocity 3 times

e)

I changed my velocity 4 times

13.

If a truck driver is driving 30 miles/hour and she makes a U-turn, then starts driving at 30 miles/hour in the opposite direction. Which of the following is true?

a)

The truck driver never had a change of velocity.

b)

The truck driver increased her speed which changed her velocity.

c)

The truck driver only changed directions which changed her velocity.

d)

The truck driver is experiencing a positive acceleration.

14.

An object traveling at a constant speed in a circular motion is which of the following?

a)

Negative Acceleration

b)

Gravity

c)

Positive Acceleration

d)

Centripetal Acceleration

e)

Velocity

15.

A bee flying in a circle at a constant speed. Which of the following is true.

a)

Increases speed

b)

Decreases speed

c)

Changes direction

d)

No change in acceleration

e)

No change in velocity

16.

A plane ascending into flight (taking off). Which of the following is true?

a)

No change in velocity

b)

No change in acceleration

c)

Has a positive acceleration

d)

Has a negative acceleration

e)

Changes Direction

17.

A car pulls up to a stop sign. Which of the following is true?

a)

No change in velocity

b)

No change in acceleration

c)

Positive aceleration

d)

Negative acceleration

e)

Change in direction

18.

An object changes its speed by going faster is called which of the following?

a)

Velocity

b)

Negative acceleration

c)

Positive acceleration

d)

Centripetal acceleration

e)

acceleration

19.

An object changes its speed by slowing down is called which of the following?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Positive Acceleration

c)

Negative Acceleration

d)

Centripetal Acceleration

e)

Velocity

20.

What time period does the following graph show negative acceleration?

a)

0 seconds to 16 seconds

b)

2 seconds to 4 seconds

c)

4 seconds to 12 seconds

d)

12 seconds to 16 seconds

21.

If a runner starts a race at a speed of 0 m/s and 5 seconds later is running at a speed of 4 m/s what was their rate of acceleration?

a)

0.8 m/s/s

b)

1.25 m/s

c)

1.25 m/s/s

d)

0.8 m/s

22.

In three seconds, Mrs. Barrett's horse increased its speed from 17 m/s to 23 m/s.  What was the rate of acceleration?

a)

5 m/s

b)

2 m/s/s

c)

0.5 m/s/s

d)

3.2 m/s

23.

Mr. Larson's motorcycle went from 5 m/s to 15 m/s in 4 seconds.  What was his rate of acceleration?

a)

2.5 m/s/s

b)

7 m/s/s

c)

1.8 m/s/s

d)

-2.5 m/s/s