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Acceleration

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name

Class

Date

The SI unit for acceleration is

mph

ft/sec

m/s²

m/s

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?

24 m/s²

18 m/s²

16 m/s²

16 m/s

A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 20 m/s in 3.5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car.

2.2m/s²

7.0m/s²

5.7m/s²

70m/s²

Acceleration is the change in velocity with time: True or False

True

False

The formula for calculating avg acceleration is

$\frac{\left(v_f-v_i\right)}{t}$ True or False

True

False

What does the slope of this graph represent?

(a)

Any change in speed and direction is called...

acceleration

action

A positive acceleration means that your object is

at rest

speeding up

moving

slowing down

A negative acceleration means that your object is

constant

speeding up

at rest

slowing down

10.

Dorothy was initially at rest. She sped up to 9 m/s in 24 seconds. What was her acceleration?

2.7 m/s²

-2.7 m/s²

-0.375 m/s²

0.375 m/s²

11.

A rocket started at rest. After initiating the launch, it had an acceleration of 90 m/s². How long did it take to reach a speed of 2430 m/s?

13.5 s

65610 s

27 s

32805 s

12.

When one object is travelling with a constant velocity, its acceleration will be

decreasing

increasing

constant

zero

13.

A cheetah can accelerate from rest to a speed of 30.0 m/s in 7.00 s. What is its acceleration?

4.29 m/s³

4.29 m/s²

4.29 m/s¹

4.29 m/s

14.

A student starts cycling from rest and reaches a speed of 12 m s^-1 in 6 seconds. The distance travelled by him is

18 m

36 m

54 m

72 m

15.

Acceleration of an object happens when things ________

slow down

go faster

change direction (turn)

All of the above

100 %

Acceleration

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

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