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Book 2 Unit 1 Lesson 2: Acceleration Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Acceleration is

a)

the rate at which velocity changes.

b)

the change in velocity

c)

the rate of change

d)

when you speed up only

2.

Velocity has two components

(pick 2 below)

a)

direction

b)

change in speed

c)

speed up

d)

slow down

3.

In science, acceleration refers to

a)

increasing speed

b)

decreasing speed

c)

changing direction

d)

increasing speed only

4.

What does it mean when a change in velocity is negative?

a)

The object is speeding up.

b)

The object is slowing down.

c)

The object is changing direction.

d)

The object is falling down.

5.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car turning a curve at a constant speed
6.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
7.

If velocity is measured in meters/second and time is measured in seconds, the unit of acceleration is (pick 2 choices)

a)

m/s/s

b)

m/s2

c)

m/s

d)

m

8.

A race car goes from 100 m/s to rest in 25 seconds. What is its acceleration?

a)

-5 m/s2

b)

.4 m/s

c)

-0.25 m/s2

d)

-4 m/s2

9.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
10.

An iguana moving at 1.5 m/s takes off running when Jimmy chases after it. It reaches 6.5 m/s after 4 seconds. What is the average acceleration?

a)

2 m/s2

b)

-1.2 m/s2

c)

1.25 m/s2

d)

0.8 m/s2

11.

A radio wave travels at 400 m/s, but is interrupted by radio waves from a different radio station. It slows to 150 m/s after 5 seconds, what is its average acceleration?

a)

-50 m/s2

b)

110 m/s2

c)

-14.3 m/s2

d)

30 m/s2

12.
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
13.

If an object changes its velocity from 2 m/s to 4m/s in 10s, its acceleration is__________m/s2

a)

0.02

b)

2

c)

0.2

d)

0.6

14.

Acceleration in circular motion is known as?

a)

Circular acceleration

b)

Circle force

c)

Centripetal acceleration

15.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
16.

Which runner stopped for a rest?

a)

Albert

b)

Bob

c)

Charlie

d)

None of them stopped

17.
Which graph is would represent a decrease in speed?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
The object is not decreasing in speed in any of these graphs
18.

Your dad just bought a new car which goes from 0 to 60 m/s in just 7 seconds. Calculate the acceleration of the car.

a)

12.80 m/s²

b)

12.86 m/s²

c)

420 m/s²

19.

A bus driver is driving along at 45 m/s when suddenly he encounters a cat running across the road. Thus, he rapidly slows down to 3 m/s within a time span of 1.5 sec. Calculate the acceleration of the bus.

a)

28m/s²

b)

-28m/s²

20.

Calculate the acceleration of Boss riding his bicycle in a straight line that speeds up from 3 m/s to 5 m/s in 5 seconds.

a)

-0.4m/s²

b)

2m/s²

c)

0.4m/s²