WorksheetsVelocity and Acceleration Quiz Practice
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following is an example of velocity?
25 m/s
1500 km/hr
55 m/h south
all of the above
What time period shows a constant speed?
0 seconds to 12.5 seconds
5 seconds to 10 seconds
10 seconds to 12.5 seconds
none of the above
What time period shows positive acceleration?
0 seconds to 10 seconds
5 seconds to 8 seconds
4 seconds to 10 seconds
0 seconds to 4 seconds
How are speed and velocity different?
Speed has a distance while velocity does not.
Velocity has a direction while speed does not.
There is no difference between speed and velocity.
Speed is calculated distance / time while velocity is calculated time / distance.
The speed of an object in a particular direction is known as which of the following?
Motion
Acceleration
Speed
Reference Point
Velocity
Velocity can change if ....( select all the correct choices)
a reference point chages
both time and distance changes
direction changes
speed changes
both speed and direction changes
A car maintains the speed of 15 m/h while turning left. Which of the following is true?
The car changed velocity because it slowed its speed.
The car did not change velocity.
The car changed velocity because the speed and direction changed.
The car changed velocity because it increased its speed.
The car changed velocity because the direction changed.
A runner ran 10 miles/minute in a straight line. Which of the following is true?
The runner changed direction which means a change in velocity
The runner had centripetal acceleration
The runner had a change in speed and direction
The runner had an increase in speed which means a change in velocity.
The runner had no change in velocity
The rate at which velocity changes in a given amount of time is know as which of the following?
Direction
Distance
Speed
Motion
Acceleration
The graph shows which of the following?
Positive Acceleration
Negative Acceleration
Centripetal Acceleration
No Acceleration
The graph shows which of the following?
No Acceleration
Positive Acceleration
Negative Acceleration
Centripetal Acceleration
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?
Your Velocity never changes
My velocity changes only when I change my pace
I changed my velocity 1 time
I changed my velocity 3 times
I changed my velocity 4 times
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?
The truck driver never had a change of velocity.
The truck driver increased her speed which changed her velocity.
The truck driver only changed directions which changed her velocity.
The truck driver is experiencing a positive acceleration.
An object traveling at a constant speed in a circular motion is which of the following?
Negative Acceleration
Gravity
Positive Acceleration
Centripetal Acceleration
Velocity
A bee flying in a circle at a constant speed. Which of the following is true.
Increases speed
Decreases speed
Changes direction
No change in acceleration
No change in velocity
A plane ascending into flight (taking off). Which of the following is true?
No change in velocity
No change in acceleration
Has a positive acceleration
Has a negative acceleration
Changes Direction
A car pulls up to a stop sign. Which of the following is true?
No change in velocity
No change in acceleration
Positive aceleration
Negative acceleration
Change in direction
An object changes its speed by going faster is called which of the following?
Velocity
Negative acceleration
Positive acceleration
Centripetal acceleration
acceleration
An object changes its speed by slowing down is called which of the following?
Acceleration
Positive Acceleration
Negative Acceleration
Centripetal Acceleration
Velocity
What time period does the following graph show negative acceleration?
0 seconds to 16 seconds
2 seconds to 4 seconds
4 seconds to 12 seconds
12 seconds to 16 seconds
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?
0.8 m/s/s
1.25 m/s
1.25 m/s/s
0.8 m/s
In three seconds, Mrs. Barrett's horse increased its speed from 17 m/s to 23 m/s. What was the rate of acceleration?
5 m/s
2 m/s/s
0.5 m/s/s
3.2 m/s
Mr. Larson's motorcycle went from 5 m/s to 15 m/s in 4 seconds. What was his rate of acceleration?
2.5 m/s/s
7 m/s/s
1.8 m/s/s
-2.5 m/s/s
