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Speed, Velocity, Acceleration

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Speed = _______________

a)

Distance + time

b)

Distance – time

c)

Distance x time

d)

Distance / time

2.

This occurs when an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

3.

Velocity = _______________

a)

Speed – direction

b)

Speed + direction

c)

Speed x direction

d)

Speed / direction

4.
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
5.

At what speed would a car have to move in order to travel 20 kilometers in 2 hours.

a)

5 km/hr

b)

10 km/hr

c)

20 km/hr

d)

40 km/hr

6.
What is the definition of velocity?
a)
A force that opposes motion
b)
Uniform circular motion
c)
The speed of an object in a particular direction
7.

What is this?

"This airplane is traveling at 500 mph, West"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

8.

Which of the following is a unit of speed?

a)

km/hr

b)

Minutes

c)

Centimeters

d)

meters

9.

Which of the following is a unit of distance?

a)

Km/hr

b)

Minutes

c)

meters

d)

seconds

10.

What is this?

A car is traveling 50 mph.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

11.

What is this?

"This car is speeding up"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

12.
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.
13.

Which of the following are examples of velocity?

a) 50 mph

b) 24 mph North

c) 24 mph Northeast

d) 30 mph West

a)

All but (d)

b)

All are velocity except (a)

c)

Only (b)

d)

None are velocity

14.
Which graph shows: a car slowing down and coming to a stop.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
17.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8 kilometers an hour (km/hr). How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55 kilometers
b)
32 kilometers
c)
43 kilometers
d)
32 miles
18.

The turtle speeds up from 0m/s to 20m/s in 2 seconds. What is his acceleration?

a)

40m/s2

b)

20m/s2

c)

10m/s2

d)

2m/s2

19.

Calculate the speed the dog is moving at in section A of the graph.

a)

0.1 m/s

b)

1 m/s

c)

10m/s

d)

0.01 m/s

20.
If the average speed of a car is 110 km/h, how long will it take the car to travel 715 km?
a)
6 h
b)
6.5 km/h
c)
6.5 h
21.

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

a)
36 km/h
b)
360 km/h
c)
4,410 km/h
22.
If you slow down on your bicycle, you accelerate.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
23.
Changing the speed and changing the direction of your bicycle are both examples of acceleration.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
24.
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.
25.

What two things must you know to determine speed?

a)
distance and direction
b)
direction and time
c)
speed and direction
d)
time and distance
26.
Which of the following is a measurement of velocity?
a)
16 m east
b)
25 m/s2
c)
55 m/h south
d)
60 km/h
27.
a)
Object not moving
b)
Object accelerating
c)
Object slowing down
d)
Object staying at a constant speed
28.
a)
Object not moving
b)
Object accelerating
c)
Object slowing down
d)
Object at a constant speed
29.
a)
Object not moving
b)
Object accelerating
c)
Object slowing down
d)
Object at a constant speed
30.
Slowing down is an example of...
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
31.
a)
Green object is faster than Red
b)
Red object is faster than Green
c)
Green object is slower than Red
d)
Red object is 2 times faster than Green
32.

Dave runs a 400 m race with a speed of 4 m/s. What time will it take him to finish the race?

a)

400 minutes

b)

100 minutes

c)

100 seconds

d)

.25 seconds

33.
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
34.
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
35.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she traveled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55km
b)
32km
c)
43km
d)
32miles
36.
Find the velocity of a truck that travels 75 miles north in 2.5 hours.
a)
187.5 mph north
b)
30 mph north
c)
300 mph north
d)
200 mph north
37.
It took 3.5 hours for a train to travel the distance between two cities at a velocity of 120 miles/hr.  How many miles lie between the two cities? 
a)
34 miles 
b)
420 miles
c)
120 miles 
d)
360 miles 
38.
A car accelerates from a standstill to 70 m/s in 10 seconds.  What is the acceleration?
a)
0.7m/s2
b)
7m/s2
c)
14m/s2
d)
none of the above
39.
A car accelerates from 15 m/s to 60 m/s in 30 seconds.  What is its acceleration?
a)
2 m/s2
b)
3 m/s2
c)
1.5 m/s2
d)
0.75 m/s2
40.
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
d)
26 m/s
41.
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
42.
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
43.
Which graph shows: A car travelling at a constant speed.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
44.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
45.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
46.
Which shows a velocity? 
a)
10 m
b)
10 m/s
c)
10 m/s north 
d)
10 m/s squared 
47.
Which graph is would represent a decrease in speed?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
The object is not decreasing in speed in any of these graphs
48.
What is happening at C?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
49.
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 
50.

An old lady flew down the highway 600 miles in a side car. The journey in the side car took 10 hours. What was the velocity of the old woman in the side car?

a)

6000 miles/hour

b)

610 miles per hour

c)

60 miles/hour

d)

10 miles/hour

51.

A vehicle travels 2345 m in 315 s toward the evening sun. What is its speed?

a)

7.44 m/s

b)

0.13 m/s

c)

738,675 m/s

d)

7.44m

52.
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
53.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
54.
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
55.

The SI unit for acceleration is

a)

mph

b)

ft/sec

c)

m/s2

d)

m/s

56.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
not accelerating
b)
not moving
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down 
57.

In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration?

a)

A car speeds up after a stoplight turns green.

b)

A car slows down as it approaches a red light

c)

A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h going down a straight highway

d)

A car turning a curve at a constant speed

58.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft

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