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Gravity and Kinetic energy: Faster and Faster

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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 speed or velocity? v= Δdistan⁡ceΔtimev=\ \frac{\Delta dis\tan ce}{\Delta time}  

a)

24 m/s2

b)

18 m/s2

c)

16 m/s2

d)

16 m/s

2.

What is Acceleration?

a)

How long it takes me to win at fortnite

b)

The direction of an object

c)

A change in motion

d)

How fast something is moving

3.
A school bus drives 35 mph down the street and slows as it approaches the stop sign.  This is an example of..

a)

deceleration

b)
speed
c)
velocity
d)
force
4.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed 
c)
not moving 
d)
accelerating/slowing down. 
5.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car turning a curve at a constant speed
6.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.

What is happening at segment D?

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion/object at rest

8.

What does the symbol Δ\Delta  delta mean?

a)

Speed

b)

Stop

c)

Change

9.

What equation do use to calculate velocity?

a)

ΔVΔX\frac{\Delta V}{\Delta X}  

b)

ΔXΔT\frac{\Delta X}{\Delta T}  

c)

ΔTΔX\frac{\Delta T}{\Delta X}  

10.

Which of the following would NOT be units to measure velocity?

a)

m/s

meters per second

b)

km/h

kilometers per hour

c)

cm/s

centimeters per second

d)

miles