WorksheetsSpeed, velocity and acceleration
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 24mins
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Class
Date
1.
1. Which of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?
a)
Velocity only describes an object’s rate of motion.
b)
Speed describes how an object is changing its velocity.
c)
Speed and velocity both describe how an object is speeding up.
d)
Only velocity includes the direction an object is traveling.
2.
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 bike travelling east on a steady speed
3.
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
4.
The Olympian swam 200 meters in 20 seconds.
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
5.
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
6.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
7.
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
8.
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
9.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
10.
65mi/hr South is an example of...
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
11.
Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.
a)
65 mph west
b)
6 mph west
c)
600 mph west
d)
6000 mph west
12.
Macie walks in the door of the movie theater and then stops to look for an open seat.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
13.
Mariah rides the escalator three floors up and then turns right to get to her favorite store in the mall.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
14.
An airplane travels 1260 km from San Francisco northeast to Chicago in 3.5 hours.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
15.
Mrs. Starnes drove 60 mph toward Chic-fil-A.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
16.
Mrs. Starnes slowed down as she was approaching the Chick-fil-A drive thru.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
17.
Aiden turned around when he saw a teacher needed help opening the door.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
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