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Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you drive for 2 hours and travel 120 miles. What was your average speed.

a)

60

b)

60 mi/hr

c)

240 miles

d)

2 hours

2.

You roll a tennis ball a distance of 18 meters it takes 6 seconds to cover the distance. What is the average speed of the tennis ball?

a)

3 km/s

b)

6 m/s

c)

3

d)

3 m/s

3.

A car travels 120 miles in 3 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

a)

.40 km/s

b)

40 mi/hr

c)

360 miles

d)

40 m/s

4.

The captain decides to show the team how it's done. He rows 2 km in 7 min. What's his speed?

a)

14 m/s

b)

0.29 m/s

c)

0.21 m/s

d)

4.76 m/s

5.

The team of 8 rowers row 500 m in 180 s. If they keep going at the same speed, how long does it take them to row 2 km?

a)

2.78 s

b)

12 min

c)

755 s

d)

90000 s

6.

Which of the following is an acceptable velocity measurement?

a)

25 m/s North

b)

25 m/s

c)

25 m

d)

25 m North

7.

An object travels 100 m North then 50 m South. What is its total displacement?

a)

150 m

b)

50 m North

c)

50 m South

d)

150 m North

8.

A runner runs 2 laps around a track with a circumference of 400 m. What is their total displacement?

a)

800 m

b)

0

c)

400 m

d)

400 m North

9.

Which graph shows an object at rest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Which graph shows an object moving forward at a constant speed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

a=Δvta=\frac{\Delta v}{t}  

Sami coasted on her bike straight down a hill, accelerating from a speed of 3 m/s to 15 m/s in a total time of 6 seconds. What was her acceleration?

a)

1 m/s2

b)

-1 m/s2

c)

2 m/s2

d)

1m/s

12.

a=Δvta=\frac{\Delta v}{t}  

A car traveling at 25 m/s slows down at a constant rate for 5 seconds until it stops. What is its acceleration?

a)

-3 m/s2

b)

5 m/s2

c)

48 m/s2

d)

-5 m/s2

13.

a=Δvta=\frac{\Delta v}{t}  

A runner covers the last straight stretch of a race in 3 seconds. During that time, he speeds up from 3 m/s to 9 m/s. What is the runner's acceleration in this part of the race?

a)

1 m/s2

b)

-1 m/s2

c)

2 m/s

d)

2 m/s2

14.

a=Δvta=\frac{\Delta v}{t}  

A car traveling at 10 m/s starts to decelerate steadily. It comes to a complete stop in 20 seconds. What is its acceleration?

a)

-0.5 m/s2

b)

0.5 m/s2

c)

2 m/s2

d)

-2 m/s2

15.

a=Δvta=\frac{\Delta v}{t}  

A car traveling at a speed of 25 m/s increases its speed to 30.0 m/s in 10 seconds. What is the magnitude of its acceleration?

a)

0.5 m/s2

b)

-0.5 m/s2

c)

-5.5 m/s2

d)

2 m/s2