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WorksheetsSpeed, Velocity and Acceleration
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
2.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
3.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Vector
d)
Acceleration
4.
What is the speed of an object that travels 20 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
80 m/s
b)
0.2 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
24 m/s
5.
An old lady rolls down a hill at 3 meters/second. The hill is 36 meters long. How many seconds does it take the old lady to reach the bottom of the hill?
a)
39 seconds
b)
12 seconds
c)
15 seconds
d)
33 seconds
6.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
7.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
8.
Jose wandered 4 km at 2 km/hr. How long did Jose wander?
a)
2 hours
b)
8 hours
c)
0.5 hours
d)
2 km
9.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
10.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still
d)
Walking Fast
11.
Velocity is both ____ and _____.
a)
speed , direction
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density
d)
direction, magnitude
12.
Which of the following represents a velocity?
a)
40 m
b)
40 m north
c)
40 m/s
d)
40 m/s north
13.
When you look at the speedometer of your car, it tells you your....
a)
Average speed
b)
Instantaneous speed
14.
Which statement is true about velocity?
a)
Must have measurement of speed.
b)
Must have a measurement of speed and direction.
c)
Must have only direction.
d)
Has neither a measurement of speed or direction.
15.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
16.
What is the speed of the red line?
a)
4 m/s
b)
16 m/s
c)
32 m/s
d)
2 m/s
17.
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
18.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed
c)
not moving
d)
accelerating/slowing down.
19.
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
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.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
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
23.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
24.
A car turns right without slowing down. Is this an example of acceleration?
a)
No, acceleration is the increase or decrease in speed.
b)
Yes, because the car changed directions.
c)
Yes, because the car increased it's speed.
d)
No, because the car did not change directions.
25.
When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car?
a)
speed up
b)
slow down
c)
make turns
d)
All of the above
26.
How can acceleration be zero?
a)
a car runs out of gas and slowly rolls to a stop
b)
a car decreases speed at a constant rate until it comes to rest
c)
car has constant speed and is traveling on a straight path
d)
the car travels round trip and is back at the starting point
27.
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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