WorksheetsVelocity (Speed) and Acceleration
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
Acceleration describes how an object’s velocity is changing. Which of the following scenarios provides the best example of an accelerating object?
a)
A car driving at a constant speed
b)
A book sitting on top of a high shelf
c)
A toy train traveling in a circle
d)
A toy boat floating in a bathtub
2.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
3.
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
4.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
5.
This chart represents the velocity of a bicycle over time. Select the correct statement regarding the bicycle's movement.
a)
The bicycle has constant velocity.
b)
The bicycle has constant speed.
c)
The bicycle is accelerating.
d)
The bicycle has 0 acceleration.
6.
Km (kilometers) is a unit for ___.
a)
Speed
b)
Distance
c)
Time
d)
Direction
7.
You calculate acceleration by ..?
a)
subtracting starting speed from ending speed and dividing by time
b)
subtracting ending speed from starting speed and dividing by time
c)
subtracting distance by direction
d)
Dividing initial speed by final speed
8.
An object moving at -5 m/s2 is doing what?
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing down
c)
Moving at the same speed
d)
Stopped
9.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The metric unit for velocity is ________.
a)
m
b)
m/s
c)
m/s2
d)
s
11.
The metric unit for acceleration is ______.
a)
m
b)
m/s
c)
m/s2
d)
s
12.
Acceleration is the rate at which _____ changes with time.
a)
position
b)
distance
c)
velocity
d)
none of the above
13.
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
14.
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
15.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds. What's the acceleration?
a)
24 m/s2
b)
18 m/s2
c)
16 m/s2
d)
16 m/s
16.
A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s. What was the acceleration?
a)
0 m/s
b)
40 m/s2
c)
-40 m/s2
d)
40 m/s
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