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Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___ refers to how fast an object is moving.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Motion

2.
Describe the speed of the rocket in the speed vs. time graph.
a)
Constant speed
b)
Decreasing speed
c)
Increasing speed
d)
Not moving
3.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
4.
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
5.

Speed of an object in a particular direction

a)

motion

b)

velocity

c)

speed

d)

acceleration

6.

Speed equals distance divided by __

a)

time

b)

velocity

c)

size

d)

motion

7.

Colin skateboards down the sidewalk in front of the school, traveling at 24 km/h. How much time would it take him to travel 6.0 km?

a)

0.25 h

b)

0.4 h

c)

5.4 h

d)

12 h

8.

Acceleration can be __

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

c)

all of the above

d)

changing directions

9.

Velocity is different from speed because...

a)

Velocity is distance/time. Speed is displacement/time.

b)

Velocity is speed in a certain direction and can be positive or negative.

c)

Speed is velocity in a certain direction. Both can only be positive.

d)

Velocity is how much speed changes over time.

10.
In the distance vs. time graph, what type of motion does the line represent? 
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
11.
What is this graph representing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
12.
What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?
a)
20 miles/hr
b)
20 m/min
c)
800 m/min
d)
200 miles/hr
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
d)
10 seconds
14.

The movement of an object toward earth because of gravity

a)

Acceleration

b)

Freefall

c)

Deceleration

d)

Velocity

15.

The best car is the __

a)

Mclaren F1

b)

Subaru XT turbo

c)

Subaru BRZ

d)

Toyota Prius

16.
The tornado is traveling northwest at 20 mph. 
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
17.
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
18.

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

d)

A rollerblader heading downhill

19.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 
a)
True
b)
False
20.
If you slow down on your bicycle, you accelerate.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
21.
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

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