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FORCE, ACCELERATION, VELOCITY, SPEED, AND TIME CALCULATIONS

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mrs. Da Silva drives 50 miles. What does Mrs. Da Silva need to figure out her speed?

a)

The type of car she drives

b)

Her heart rate as she drives

c)

The time she has driven

2.

Gabriel sprinted down the hallway for a science project. He ran a total of 40 meters in 20 seconds. What was his average speed?

a)

2 meters per second

b)

20 meters per second

c)

40 meters per second

3.

A truck driver drove his truck for 5 miles. She drove that distance in a total of 20 minutes. What was the truck driver's average speed?

a)

4 miles per minute

b)

0.25 miles per minute

c)

5 miles per minute

4.

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

5.

Sophia was trying to explain to Tyler how to find the speed. What equation should she use to calculate speed?

a)

speed = time / distance

b)

speed = distance x time

c)

speed = distance / time

6.

The unit for speed is:

a)

m/s

b)

s

c)

m

7.

Sarah's backstrokes at an average speed of 8 m/s. How long will it take her to complete a 200 m race?

a)

0.04 s

b)

1600 s

c)

25 s

8.

If Mike rides his motorcycle at an average speed of 20 m/s for 500 seconds, how far does he ride?

a)

10,000 m

b)

25 m

c)

200 m

9.

An aircraft carrier made a trip to Guam. The trip took four hours at an average speed of 6 km/h. How far did the ship travel?

a)

24 km

b)

1.5 km

c)

5 km

10.

Total distance divided by total time is

a)

average speed

b)

constant speed

c)

acceleration

11.

Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?

a)

55km

b)

32km

c)

43km

12.

How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?

a)

6 km

b)

5 km

c)

24 km

13.

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

14.

What is velocity?

a)

the quickness of an object

b)

speed in a specific direction

c)

acceleration

15.

Which of these objects is NOT accelerating?

a)

A plane slowing down to land

b)

A rocket taking off into space

c)

A hiker moving at the same speed for hours

16.

An airplane traveling from San Francisco to Chicago travels 1,260 km in 3.5 h. What is the airplane's average speed?

a)

756 km/h

b)

360 km/h

c)

4,410 km/h

17.

If you slow down on your bicycle, you accelerate.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

if you ride your bicycle at a constant speed, you cannot accelerate.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Changing the speed and changing the direction of your bicycle are both examples of acceleration.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

You are riding your bike at 9 km/h. Ten minutes later, your speed is 6 km/h.

a)

Acceleration occurred because speed increased.

b)

Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.

c)

Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.

21.

You ride your bike around the block at a constant speed of 11 km/h.

a)

Acceleration occurred because speed increased.

b)

Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.

c)

Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.

22.

What two thiings must you know to determine speed?

a)

distance and direction

b)

direction and time

c)

time and distance

23.

What makes velocity and acceleration differ from speed?

a)

time

b)

distance

c)

direction

24.

If a student rides her skateboard on a straight road and does not speed up or slow down, she is traveling with a

a)

constant acceleration

b)

constant velocity

c)

positive acceleration

25.

Which of the following is a measurement of velocity?

a)

16 m east

b)

25 m/s2

c)

55 m/h south

26.

Speed equals distance divided by

a)

time

b)

velocity

c)

motion

27.

The rate at which velocity changes is called

a)

direction

b)

acceleration

c)

motion

28.

A car accelerates from 0 m/s to 70 m/s in 10 seconds. What is the acceleration of the car?

a)

0.7m/s2

b)

7m/s2

c)

14m/s2

29.

A drag racer accelerated from rest ( 0 m/s ) to 195 m/s in 6.5 s. What was the acceleration?

a)

10 m/s

b)

30 m/s2

c)

-3 m/s2

30.

A roller coaster 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

31.

A car starts from rest (0 m/s) at a stoplight 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

32.

A fighter jet lands on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. The jet must reduce its speed from about 42.5 m/s to exactly 0 m/s in 2.0 s. What is the jet’s acceleration?

a)

21.3 m/s2

b)

-21.3 m/s2

c)

85 m/s2

d)

-85 m/s2

33.

A freight train begins braking as it approaches a train yard. The train’s acceleration while braking is –0.33 m/s2. What is the change in the train’s velocity after 23 s?

a)

-11.4 m/s

b)

10.4 m/s

c)

-7.6 m/s

34.

A certain type of rocket sled is used to measure the effects of sudden, extreme deceleration.

What is the acceleration of the sled reaches when its velocity changes from 90 m/s and then comes to a complete stop in 0.18 s?

a)

500 m/s2

b)

-500 m/s2

c)

16.2 m/s2

35.

Describes distance over time.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

36.

Describes speed with a direction.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

37.

Anytime there is a change in velocity.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

38.

The illustration describes?

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

39.

The illustration describes?

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

40.

The illustration describes?

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

41.

How long does it take to go from Dallas to Chicago, if it is 1,000 miles and you drive 80 mi/h?

a)

18 hours

b)

10 hours

c)

12.5 hours

42.

How much force is needed to accelerate a 3kg skateboard at 5m/s2?

a)

8N

b)

15N

c)

0.6N

43.

If a 2kg bird is pushed by the wind with a force of 2N, how fast does the bird accelerate?

a)

1 m/s2

b)

2 m/s2

c)

4m/s2

44.

This triangle is used to determine speed.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

What is a force?

a)

A force is a push or pull.

b)

A force is anything that acting on another object.

c)

A force can be balanced or unbalanced.

d)

all of the above

46.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
47.

What is the unit for FORCE?

a)

N (Newtons)

b)

kg (kilograms)

c)

m/s (meters per second)

48.

What is the acceleration of a 50 kg object pushed with a force of 500 newtons?

a)

100 m/s2

b)

2 500 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

49.

A 50 kg skater pushed by a friend accelerates 5 m/sec2. How much force did the friend apply?

a)

450 N

b)

250 N

c)

100 N

50.

A force of 250 N is applied to an object that accelerates at a rate of 5 m/sec2. What is the mass of the object?

a)

1 00 kg

b)

1 250 kg

c)

50 kg