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Speed and Acceleration

Total questions: 127

Worksheet time: 3hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

speed of an object in a particular direction

a)

motion

b)

velocity

c)

speed

d)

acceleration

2.

when an object changes its position compared to a reference point.

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

motion

d)

reference point

3.

total distance traveled divided by total time taken to travel that distance

a)

velocity

b)

motion

c)

acceleration

d)

average speed

4.

the rate at which speed or velocity changes

a)

acceleration

b)

average speed

c)

motion

d)

reference point

5.

an object that appears to stay in place and that helps you detect motion in another object

a)

acceleration

b)

average speed

c)

motion

d)

reference point

6.

Is this a speed or acceleration graph?

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

7.

What is happening at segment E?

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion/object at rest

8.

What is happening at segment B?

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion/object at rest

9.

Is this a speed or acceleration graph?

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

10.

What is happening at segment A?

a)

no motion/object at rest

b)

constant speed

c)

deceleration

11.

A runner crossed the 1 mile marker of a race running at a speed of 9 miles per hour. She crossed the finish line running at a speed of 9.8 miles per hour. Did the runner change her velocity?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

A runner crossed the 1 mile marker of a race running at a speed of 9 miles per hour. She crossed the finish line running at a speed of 9.8 miles per hour. This is an example of...

a)

positive acceleration

b)

negative acceleration

c)

no acceleration

13.

The formula for calculating speed is...(x means multiply; / means divide)

a)

time x distance

b)

distance x speed

c)

distance / time

d)

time / distance

14.

Speed = _______________

a)

Distance + time

b)

Distance – time

c)

Distance x time

d)

Distance / time

15.

Velocity = _______________

a)

Speed – direction

b)

Speed + direction

c)

Speed x direction

d)

Speed / direction

16.

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

17.
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
18.

What is this?

"This airplane is traveling at 500 mph, West"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

19.

A helicopter flies west 200 miles in 2 hours. What is its velocity?

a)

99 mph

b)

100 mph south

c)

400 mph south

d)

297 mph south

20.

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

21.

Basic SI unit of length or distance is:

a)

Meter

b)

Seconds

c)

Grams

d)

Minutes

22.

Which of the following is an example of a SPEED?

a)

35 seconds

b)

45 minutes

c)

60 mph (miles per hour)

d)

50 meters

23.

Which of the following choices is an example of VELOCITY?

a)

35 mph

b)

35 meters

c)

35 mph EAST

d)

35 minutes

24.

The state in which one object's distance from another is changing:

a)

Acceleration

b)

Motion

c)

Velocity

d)

Speed

25.

The speed of an object at one instant of time is called:

a)

Average Speed

b)

Instantaneous Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

26.

Speed in any given direction is:

a)

Acceleration

b)

Average speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Slope

27.

Distance an object travels per unit of time and can be written like 35 mph is:

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)

Slope

d)

Speed

28.

Steepness of a line on a graph:

a)

Slope

b)

Acceleration

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

29.

The rate at which velocity changes and can be seen by speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction:

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Slope

30.

To calculate speed:

a)

Speed = time + distance

b)

Speed = time X distance

c)

Speed = distance X distance

d)

Speed = distance ➗ time

31.

Using the graph, which person finished the race first?

a)

Biker

b)

Runner

c)

Walker

d)

All of these finished at the same time.

32.

Using which point shows the object at REST?

a)

from O to A

b)

from A to B

c)

from C to D

d)

from D to E

33.

A rocket travels 500 meters in 5 seconds. What was the speed of the rocket?

a)

300 m/s

b)

200 m/s

c)

100 m/s

d)

50 m/s

34.

Chase drove for 4 hours and went 240 miles. What was Chase's speed?

a)

100 mph

b)

75 mph

c)

60 mph

d)

45 mph

35.

Using which point shows the object at speeding UP?

a)

from A to B

b)

from C to D

c)

from D to E

d)

from E to F

36.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Deacceleration
d)
Not moving
37.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
38.

How long does it take a car to travel 40m at 12m/s?

a)

4.8 s

b)

480 s

c)

3.33 s

d)

33.3 s

39.
Which graph shows: a car slowing down and coming to a stop.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
40.

the unit of acceleration is

a)

(m/s2)

b)

jouls

c)

m

d)

s

41.

A negative acceleration means that your object is  

a)

constant

b)

speeding up

c)

at rest

d)

slowing down

42.

A positive acceleration means that your object is

a)

at rest

b)

speeding up

c)

moving

d)

slowing down

43.

When is an object under uniform acceleration?

a)

none of the following

b)

when the direction is straight

c)

when the velocity change is constant per unit time

d)

when the time is constant

44.

A bus starts from rest and accelerates to 14 m/s in 4 s. What is the average acceleration of the bus?

a)

3.5 m/s2

b)

5.9 m/s2

c)

10.5 m/s2

d)

24 m/s2

45.

What is the acceleration during the first 5 seconds?

a)

2 m/s2

b)

4 m/s2

c)

5 m/s2

d)

10 m/s2

46.
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
47.

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

48.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
49.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Deacceleration
d)
Not moving
50.
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
51.

Velocity is speed with __________________________.

a)

a unicycle helmet

b)

direction

c)

fight

52.

The clown walked 27 feet in 9 seconds. what was his speed?

a)

18 feet/sec

b)

243 feet/sec

c)

36 feet/sec

d)

3 feet/sec

53.

Jose wandered 4 km at 2 km/hr. How long did Jose wander?

a)

2 hours

b)

8 hours

c)

0.5 hours

d)

2 km

54.
The rate at which velocity changes is called
a)
speed
b)
direction
c)
acceleration
d)
motion
55.
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
56.
Changing the speed and changing the direction of your bicycle are both examples of acceleration.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
57.
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.
58.
You ride your bike in a straight line at a constant speed of 10 km/h.
a)
Acceleration occurred because speed increased.
b)
Acceleration did not occur because neither speed nor direction changed.
c)
Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.
d)
Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.
59.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

60.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

61.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

62.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

63.

At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?

a)

0 m

b)

10 m

c)

20 m

d)

40 m

64.

Which graph below shows 2 runners moving at the same speed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
65.

A ping-pong ball rolls forward 6 meters, and bounces backward 3 meters. What was its displacement (distance from the origin)?

a)
9 meters
b)
6 meters
c)
3 meters
d)
0 meters
66.

A car travels 100km. The journey takes two hours. The highest speed of the car is 80km/ h, and the lowest speed is 40km/ h. What is the average speed for the journey?

a)

40km/ h

b)

50km/ h

c)

60km/ h

d)

120km/ h

67.

An object is released from rest and falls to Earth. During its fall, the object is affected by air resistance. The air resistance eventually reaches a constant value. Which description about successive stages of the motion of the object is correct?

a)

constant acceleration, then constant deceleration

b)

constant deceleration, then zero acceleration

c)

decreasing acceleration, then constant deceleration

d)

decreasing acceleration, then zero acceleration

68.

On Earth, a ball is dropped and falls 2.0 m in a vacuum. The acceleration of the ball at 1.0 m is 10 m/s2 .

What is the acceleration of the ball at 0.5 m?

a)

5.0 m / s2

b)

10 m / s2

c)

15 m / s2

d)

20 m / s2

69.

An ice crystal falls vertically from a cloud. What happens to the acceleration of the ice crystal as it falls?

a)

It decreases because of air resistance.

b)

It decreases because of gravity.

c)

It increases because of air resistance.

d)

It increases because of gravity.

70.

An athlete runs at a speed of 8 m / s for 10 s, and then at a speed of 6 m / s for 12s. Which calculation gives the average speed of the athlete in m / s?

a)

8+62\frac{8+6}{2}  

b)

(8×10)+(6×12)22\frac{\left(8\times10\right)+\left(6\times12\right)}{22}  

c)

(8÷×10)+(6÷×12)22\frac{\left(8\div\times10\right)+\left(6\div\times12\right)}{22}   

d)

(10÷×8)+(12÷6)22\frac{\left(10\div\times8\right)+\left(12\div6\right)}{22}  

71.

A boy runs 400 m at an average speed of 4.0 m / s. He runs the first 200 m in 40 s. How long does he take to run the second 200 m?

a)

60 s

b)

66.7 s

c)

80 s

d)

140 s

72.

An object is moving with uniform deceleration. Which statement describes its motion?

a)

Its rate of change of speed is decreasing.

b)

Its speed is constant.

c)

Its speed is decreasing.

d)

Its speed is increasing.

73.

The velocity of an object increases from 30 m / s to 50 m / s in 5.0 seconds.

What is the average acceleration of the object?

a)

0.10 m / s2

b)

0.25 m / s2

c)

4.0 m / s2

d)

10 m / s2

74.

A car travels at an average speed of 60 km / h for 15 minutes. How far does the car travel in 15 minutes?

a)

4.0 km

b)

15 km

c)

240 km

d)

900 km

75.

A student investigates the motion of a ball rolling down a slope. The diagram shows the speed v of the ball at different times t.

Which statement describes the motion of the ball?

a)

The acceleration is not constant.

b)

The acceleration is negative.

c)

The speed is decreasing.

d)

The velocity is constant.

76.

A car is travelling at a velocity of 2.0 m / s. It accelerates at a constant 0.20 m / s2 for 2.5 minutes. What is the final velocity of the car?

a)

2.5 m / s

b)

5.2 m / s

c)

30 m / s

d)

32 m / s

77.

A ball falls from rest through the air towards the ground. The diagram shows two forces acting on the ball.

As the ball falls, the air resistance increases. Which statement is correct?

a)

The acceleration of the ball decreases.

b)

The acceleration of the ball increases.

c)

The speed of the ball decreases.

d)

The gravitational force on the ball decreases.

78.

Which statement about acceleration is correct?

a)

It is the force acting on an object when it is near to the Earth.

b)

It is the distance an object travels in one second.

c)

It is the force acting on an object divided by the distance it travels in one second.

d)

It is related to the changing speed of an object.

79.

A train begins a journey from a station and travels 60 km in a time of 20 minutes. What is the average speed of the train?

a)

3.0 m / s

b)

5.0 m / s

c)

50 m / s

d)

60 m / s

80.

A light object is dropped from rest. It falls a large distance vertically through air. How can the motion of the object be described?

a)

constant acceleration

b)

increasing acceleration

c)

decreasing acceleration and then moving at terminal velocity

d)

increasing acceleration and then moving at terminal velocity

81.
a)

Fast

b)

Slow

c)

Stopped

82.

Who's Faster?

a)

Barkus

b)

Arctica

83.
a)

Speeding Up

b)

Slowing Down

84.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
85.

What is happening at segment E?

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion/object at rest

86.

What is happening at segment B?

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion/object at rest

87.
Constant speed is:
a)
When the speed increases or decreases
b)
When the speed of the object does not change
88.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
89.
65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Average Speed
d)
Constant Speed
90.
10 miles per hour is an example of an objects what?
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Inertia
91.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
92.
LT4: The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house. 
What was occurring from point B to point C?
a)
She was increasing her speed.
b)
She stopped for 4 minutes
c)
She was decreasing in speed
93.
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
94.
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
95.
During the second segment, which is between 50 seconds and 70 seconds, which direction as Tom moving?
a)
Tom was moving back towards his house
b)
Tom was moving down a hill
c)
Tom was moving towards the bus stop
d)
Tom was not moving
96.

___ refers to how fast an object is moving.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Motion

97.

Which two factors does speed depend on?

a)

distance and direction

b)

direction and time

c)

distance and time

d)

distance, time and direction

98.

___ refers to the rate at which an object changes position.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Motion

99.

What two factors does velocity depend on?

a)

speed and direction

b)

distance and time

c)

speed and time

d)

distance and direction

100.

Which is an example of speed?

a)

A car driving 55 miles per hour south.

b)

A bicyclist traveling 10 meters per hour toward the next town.

c)

A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

d)

A rocket blasting off at 2,500 meters per second toward space.

101.

Which is an example of velocity?

a)

A car driving 55 miles per hour south.

b)

A bicyclist traveling 10 meters per hour.

c)

A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

d)

A rocket blasting off at 2,500 meters per second.

102.

Which is NOT an example of Acceleration?

a)

An object speeds up

b)

An object slows down

c)

An object changes direction

d)

An object is in constant motion.

103.

Speed or Velocity?:

A turtle is crawling 34 cm/min.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Neither

d)

Both

104.

Speed or Velocity?:

A train is travelling North 220 km/hr

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Neither

d)

Both

105.

Acceleration is a speeding up, slowing down or a change in direction. Is the following acceleration and if so, which one?


A swimmer has 10 meters left in the race and he is neck-in-neck with his competitor. He has a surge of adrenaline and pulls ahead to win.

a)

Yes, this is acceleration since the swimmer starts to speed up to pull ahead.

b)

Yes, this is acceleration since the swimmer uses the wall to change directions.

c)

No, this is not acceleration since there is no speeding up, slowing down, or change in direction.

106.

Acceleration is a speeding up, slowing down or a change in direction. Is the following acceleration and if so, which one?


A dancer is warming up. She turns on music with a good beat and does 10 pirouettes in a row perfectly on the beat. (pirouette is a body spin in ballet)

a)

Yes, this is acceleration since the dancers is going a certain speed.

b)

Yes, this is acceleration since the dancer is changing direction when she spins.

c)

No, this is not acceleration since there is no speeding up, slowing down, or change in direction.

107.

True or False: You are standing at the bus stop and not moving at all. Since you are not moving, your acceleration would be 0 (zero). Support with how you know.

a)

True since you are not speeding up, slowing down or changing directions.

b)

True since you are traveling no distance in a certain amount of time.

c)

False since you are speeding up, slowing down and/or changing directions.

d)

False since you were going to get on a moving bus.

108.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
109.
In the distance vs. time graph, what type of motion does the line represent? 
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
110.
In the distance vs. time graph, what type of motion does the line represent?
a)
No motion
b)
Constant velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
111.
In the distance vs. time graph, what type of motion does the line represent?
a)
Acceleration
b)
No motion
c)
Deceleration
d)
Constant Velocity
112.
Describe the speed of the object from 4-6 seconds using the distance vs. time graph.
a)
Increasing speed
b)
Decreasing speed
c)
Not moving
d)
Constant speed
113.
Describe the speed of the object from
0-2 seconds using the distance vs. time graph.
a)
Constant speed
b)
Speeding up
c)
Slowing down
d)
Not moving
114.
What is the object doing from 10-12.5 seconds?
a)
Slowing down 
b)
Returning to the starting position
c)
Speeding up
d)
Not moving
115.
Which time section is the object moving the fastest?
a)
0-10 seconds
b)
10-20 seconds
c)
20-30 seconds
d)
30-40 seconds
116.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
117.
Which section of the graph shows decreasing velocity?
a)
CD
b)
DE
c)
EF
d)
GH
118.

the unit of acceleration is

a)

(m/s2)

b)

jouls

c)

m

d)

s

119.

A negative acceleration means that your object is  

a)

constant

b)

speeding up

c)

at rest

d)

slowing down

120.

A positive acceleration means that your object is

a)

at rest

b)

speeding up

c)

moving

d)

slowing down

121.

Acceleration: is the rate of change in

a)

velocity

b)

speed

c)

displacement

d)

direction

122.

When is an object under uniform acceleration?

a)

none of the following

b)

when the direction is straight

c)

when the velocity change is constant per unit time

d)

when the time is constant

123.

As the ball falls towards the ground, its velocity

a)

zero

b)

decreases

c)

at rest

d)

increases

124.

which isn't an example of acceleration

a)

When the car is speeding up.

b)

When the car slows down.

c)

When you fall off a bridge.

d)

no change in velocity

125.

Which of the following is/are true about acceleration

a)

Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity

b)

Its SI unit is m/s2

c)

Negative acceleration is called retardation

d)

none of the following

126.

A bus starts from rest and accelerates to 14 m/s in 4 s. What is the average acceleration of the bus?

a)

3.5 m/s2

b)

5.9 m/s2

c)

10.5 m/s2

d)

24 m/s2

127.

Which of the following objects is accelerating?

a)

A car driving in a northwest at a constant speed of 35 mph.

b)

A car driving southwest at a constant speed of 35 mph.

c)

A car driving in a circle at a constant speed of 35 mph.

Back

d)

A car driving south at a constant speed of 45 mph.

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