WorksheetsSpeed Velocity Acceleration
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Fast
b)
Slow
2.
a)
Fast
b)
Slow
3.
a)
Fast
b)
Slow
c)
Stopped
4.
Who's Faster?
a)
Barkus
b)
Arctica
5.
Why did Arctica lose the race?
a)
She stopped
b)
She ran too slow
6.
a)
Speeding Up
b)
Slowing Down
7.
How far will Barkus go in 9 seconds?
a)
9 meters
b)
1 meter
c)
6 meters
d)
10 meters
8.
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
9.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
ft/sec
c)
m/s2
d)
m/s
10.
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
11.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____.
a)
not accelerating
b)
not moving
c)
speeding up
d)
slowing down
12.
A positive acceleration means that your object is _____.
a)
not accelerating
b)
not moving
c)
speeding up
d)
slowing down
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.
A jet airliner flies 4100 km from New York City to San Francisco in 4.25 hours. What is its average speed?
a)
964.71 km/hr
b)
96.47 km/hr
c)
17,425 km/hr
d)
174.25 km/hr
17.
How long would it take a bus traveling at 50 km/h to travel 125 km?
a)
6,250 hours
b)
2.5 km
c)
2.5 hours
d)
6,250 km
18.
A bus carrying Ava's friends to a soccer game traveled 10 km in 30 minutes. What was the average speed of the bus in km/hr?
a)
300 km/hr
b)
.33 km/hr
c)
20 km/hr
19.
Avery swims 1000 m in 30 minutes. What is her average speed?
a)
33.33 m/min
b)
300 m/min
c)
30 m/min
d)
3 m/min
20.
Kelsey ran 130 m in 15 seconds, then she ran 310 m in 25 seconds. What was Kelsey's average speed in m/s?
a)
12.4 m/s
b)
8.67 m/s
c)
11 m/s
d)
10 m/s
21.
Grace drove her mom's car for 70 km and it took her 120 minutes. What was her average speed in km/hr?
a)
.58 km/min
b)
35 km/hr
c)
8400 km/min
d)
3.5 km/hr
22.
The speedometer on your car tells you
a)
average velocity
b)
instantaneous velocity
c)
average speed
d)
instantaneous speed
23.
What is this graph representing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
24.
In which of the following graphs (click the image) are both runners moving at the same speed (note that graph c is the bottom right graph, and graph d is the bottom left graph)?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
Graph D
25.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
26.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
27.
What is happening in this graph from point B to C?
a)
The object is going down a hill.
b)
The object is returning to its starting location.
c)
The object is slowing down.
d)
The object is staying still.
28.
What is happening in this graph from point A to B?
a)
The object is accelerating.
b)
The object is not moving.
c)
The object is decelerating.
d)
The object is moving at a constant speed.
29.
A roller coaster accelerates from an initial speed of 6.0 m/s to a final speed 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
30.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
31.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
32.
During what segments is the object returning to the reference point?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
C to D
d)
D to E
33.
What is the speed of this object at 3 seconds?
a)
5 m/s
b)
45 m/s
c)
5 s/m
d)
45 s/m
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