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Acceleration Practice

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = time/distance
b)
Speed = distance/time
c)
Speed = distance x time
d)
Speed = time x distance
2.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
3.
Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
4.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
5.
When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it  accelerates?
a)
The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
b)
The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
c)
Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
d)
The car is accelerating because it's changing direction
6.
Calculate the average speed (in meter/sec) if a cheetah runs 180 meters in 10 seconds.
a)
198 m/sec
b)
170 m/sec
c)
12 m/sec
d)
18 m/sec
7.
A value that only has magnitude (a number)
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Speed
d)
Velocity
8.
Of the following, which is a vector?
a)
Mass
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Velocity
9.
Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in 
a)
time it takes for one place to move to another place. 
b)
velocity of an object.
c)
distance divided by the time interval 
d)
velocity divided by the time interval 
10.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 
a)
True
b)
False
11.
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
12.
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
13.
A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor.  It slides to a stop in 15 seconds.  What is the acceleration?
a)
-7.5 m/s
b)
-7.5 m/s2
c)
-0.5 m/s2
d)
7.5 mi//hr
14.
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
15.
Acceleration can be classified as _______________
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Changing directions
d)
All of the above
16.
A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?
a)
750 seconds
b)
35 seconds
c)
0.3 seconds
d)
3.3 seconds
17.

In which of the following situations would a car be speeding up while traveling forward?

a)

positive velocity and positive acceleration

b)

positive velocity and negative acceleration

c)

negative velocity and positive acceleration

d)

negative velocity and negative acceleration

18.

In which of the following situations would a car be slowing down while traveling backwards?

a)

positive velocity and positive acceleration

b)

positive velocity and negative acceleration

c)

negative velocity and positive acceleration

d)

negative velocity and negative acceleration

19.
Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?
a)
Its direction changes
b)
It doesn't
c)
It slows down
d)
Its speeds up  
20.
Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?
a)
Its direction changes
b)
It doesn't
c)
It slows down
d)
Its speeds up  
21.

In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration?

a)

A car speeds up after a stoplight turns green.

b)

A car slows down as it approaches a red light

c)

A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h going down a straight highway

d)

A car turning a curve at a constant speed

22.

The SI unit for acceleration is

a)

mph

b)

ft/sec

c)

m/s2

d)

m/s

23.

When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car? (Choose all that are correct)

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

c)

make turns

d)

constant speed

24.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
not accelerating
b)
not moving
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down 
25.

A positive acceleration means that your object is _____.

a)

not accelerating

b)

not moving

c)

speeding up

d)

slowing down

26.
A box sliding down an inclined plane attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest.  Find the acceleration.
a)
30 m/s
b)
24 m/s2
c)
9 m/s2
d)
81 km/hr
27.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 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
28.
A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 20 m/s in 3.5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car.
a)
2.2m/s2
b)
7.0m/s2
c)
5.7m/s2
d)
70m/s2
29.

The equation for acceleration is...

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
31.
The unit we use to measure acceleration is ___. 
a)
meters / second 
b)
meters 
c)
seconds 
d)
meters / second / second 
32.
Acceleration is a change in ________. 
a)
direction 
b)
speed 
c)
velocity 
d)
distance 
33.
You are walking in a straight line at a consistent speed. Do you have acceleration? 
a)
no
b)
yes 
34.
As you walk you make a right turn. Do you have acceleration? 
a)
yes 
b)
no
35.
You are walking and start to slow down. Do you have acceleration? 
a)
yes
b)
no 
36.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
Going to Wal-mart 
b)
running for president 
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down 
37.
Which shows a distance? 
a)
10 m
b)
10 m/s
c)
10 m/s north 
d)
10 m/s squared 
38.
Which shows a velocity? 
a)
10 m
b)
10 m/s
c)
10 m/s north 
d)
10 m/s squared 
39.

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

40.

Velocity has two components

(pick 2 below)

a)

direction

b)

change in speed

c)

speed up

d)

slow down

41.

In science, acceleration refers to

a)

increasing speed

b)

decreasing speed

c)

changing direction

d)

increasing speed only

42.

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.

43.
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
44.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
45.

If velocity is measured in meters/second and time is measured in seconds, the unit of acceleration is

a)

m/s/s

b)

m/s2

c)

m/s

d)

m

46.

If velocity is measured in kilometers/hour and time is measured in seconds, the unit of acceleration is

a)

km/s/s

b)

km/s2

c)

km/h/s

d)

km

47.

If velocity is measured in miles/hour and time is measured in seconds, the unit of acceleration is

a)

mi/h/s

b)

mi/s2

c)

mi/h2

d)

mi

48.

While driving at an average velocity of 15.6 m/s down the road, a driver slams on the brakes to avoid hitting a squirrel. The car stops completely in 4.2 seconds. What is the average acceleration of the car?

What should your answer's final unit(s) for this problem be?

a)

m/s/s

b)

m/s2

c)

m/s

d)

m

49.

A sports car is advertised as being able to go from 0 to 60 mi/h in 6.00 seconds. What is the sports car’s average acceleration?

What should be your answer's final unit(s) be for this problem?

a)

mi/h/s

b)

m/s/s

c)

m/s

d)

mi/h

50.

In the video #What is Acceleration?", what was the symbol/abbreviation they used for initial velocity?

a)

u

b)

vi

c)

v1

d)

v

51.

In the video #What is Acceleration?", what was the for the acceleration problem she worked?

a)

2 m/s

b)

2 m/s2

c)

5 m/s2

d)

5 m/s

52.
If you are test-driving a Bugatti Veyron and you go from 0 km/s to 124 km/s in 3.7 seconds, what was your acceleration?
a)
33.5 m/s2
b)
0.03 m/s2
c)
-33.5 m/s2
d)
-0.03 m/s2
53.

A plane lands on the runway and slows from 758 km/hr to 30 km/hr in 0.013 hours. What is the plane's acceleration in m/s2?

a)

56,000 m/s2

b)

17857 m/s2

c)

-17857 m/s2

d)

-56,000 m/s2

54.

What is the final velocity of a rocket that travels for 4 seconds, has an initial velocity of 12 km/s and an acceleration of 2 km/s2?

a)

-4 km/s

b)

10 km/s

c)

20 km/s

d)

-10 km/s

55.
A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?
a)
750 seconds
b)
35 seconds
c)
0.3 seconds
d)
3.3 seconds
56.

The building with the highest occupiable floor is currently the Sears Tower in Chicago. The top floor of the Sears Tower is 110 stories (436 m) above street level, and the roof of the tower is 442 m above the street. Assume a golf ball is thrown downward from the roof of the Sears Tower. Neglecting air resistance, the golf ball accelerates at 9.8 m/s2 and lands on the pavement after 9.2 s. If the ball’s final speed is 93.0 m/s, what was the speed with which the ball was initially thrown?

a)

3 m/s

b)

12 m/s

c)

19.9 m/s

d)

34.2 m/s

57.

Which of the following is not accelerating?

a)

a ball being juggled

b)

a woman walking at 2.5 m/s along a

straight road

c)

a satellite circling Earth

d)

a braking cyclist

58.

The light turns red, and you ease to a halt. Checking your stopwatch, you see that you stopped in 4.5 seconds. Your acceleration was 1.23 x 10–3 miles per second2 in a direction opposite to your original velocity.

What was your original speed in miles per hour?

a)

19.9 mi/h

b)

34 mi/h

c)

29 mi/h

d)

39.0 mi/h

59.

speed of an object in a particular direction

a)

motion

b)

velocity

c)

speed

d)

acceleration

60.

when an object changes its position compared to a reference point.

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

motion

d)

reference point

61.

total distance traveled divided by total time taken to travel that distance

a)

velocity

b)

motion

c)

acceleration

d)

average speed

62.

the rate at which speed or velocity changes

a)

acceleration

b)

average speed

c)

motion

d)

reference point

63.

an object that appears to stay in place and that helps you detect motion in another object

a)

acceleration

b)

average speed

c)

motion

d)

reference point

64.

Is this a speed or acceleration graph?

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

65.

What is happening at segment E?

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion/object at rest

66.

What is happening at segment F?

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion/object at rest

67.

What is happening at segment A?

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion/object at rest

68.

What is happening at segment B?

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion/object at rest

69.

What is happening at segment C?

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion/object at rest

70.

What is happening at segment D?

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion/object at rest

71.

Is this a speed or acceleration graph?

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

72.

What is happening at segment B?

a)

no motion/object at rest

b)

constant speed

c)

acceleration

73.

What is happening at segment A?

a)

no motion/object at rest

b)

constant speed

c)

deceleration

74.

A runner crossed the 1 mile marker of a race running at a speed of 9 miles per hour. She crossed the finish line running at a speed of 9.8 miles per hour. Did the runner change her velocity?

a)

Yes

b)

No

75.

A runner crossed the 1 mile marker of a race running at a speed of 9 miles per hour. She crossed the finish line running at a speed of 9.8 miles per hour. This is an example of...

a)

positive acceleration

b)

negative acceleration

c)

no acceleration

76.

A snake slithered across the sidewalk in between two sign posts. At the first sign post his speed was 1.2 m/s. At the second sign post his speed was 1.2 m/s. Did the snake change velocity?

a)

Yes

b)

No

77.

A snake slithered across the sidewalk in between two sign posts. At the first sign post his speed was 1.2 m/s. At the second sign post his speed was 1.2 m/s. This is an example of...

a)

positive acceleration

b)

negative acceleration

c)

no acceleration

78.

The formula for calculating speed is...(x means multiply; / means divide)

a)

time x distance

b)

distance x speed

c)

distance / time

d)

time / distance

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