Free Printable Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

1.

1. Which of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?

a)

Velocity only describes an object’s rate of motion.

b)

Speed describes how an object is changing its velocity.

c)

Speed and velocity both describe how an object is speeding up.

d)

Only velocity includes the direction an object is traveling.

2.

A correct measure of velocity would be

a)

300 m/hr

b)

7,800 m/sec

c)

40 kn/hr north

3.

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 acceleration?

a)

24 m/s²

b)

18 m/s²

c)

16 m/s²

d)

16 m/s

4.

A bicyclist begins moving with a velocity of 10 m/s and then decreases his velocity to 6 m/s in 2 seconds. What is the acceleration of the bicyclist?

a)

4 m/s²

b)

-4 m/s²

c)

2 m/s²

d)

-2 m/s²

5.

The speed boats speed increased from 0m/s to 24m/s in a time span of 12 seconds.

a)

4 m/s²

b)

2 m/s²

c)

8 m/s²

d)

6 m/s²

6.

Billy was driving his car and when he reached the tollbooth he slowed from 190m/s to 12m/s in 20 second.

a)

-8.9m/s²

b)

8.9m/s²

c)

9.8m/s²

d)

-9.8m/s²

7.

If you traveled 12 meters in 10 seconds going south, what would your velocity be?

a)

100m per second south

b)

10m per second south

c)

1.2 meters per second south

d)

12m per second

8.

What is the formula to calculate speed?

a)

Speed = time/distance

b)

Speed = distance/time

c)

Speed = distance x time

d)

Speed = time x distance

9.

What makes velocity and acceleration differ from speed?

a)

time

b)

distance

c)

direction

d)

time2

10.

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

11.

Which of the following choices is an example of VELOCITY?

a)

35 mph

b)

35 meters

c)

35 mph EAST

d)

35 minutes

12.

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

13.

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

14.

the unit of acceleration is

a)

(m/s²)

b)

jouls

c)

m

d)

s

15.

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.

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d)

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

16.

A box sliding down an inclined plane attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest. Find the acceleration.

a)

30 m/s

b)

24 m/s²

c)

9 m/s²

d)

81 km/hr

17.

Select the unit for speed

a)

m/s

b)

ms

c)

m/s^2

d)

ms^2

18.

A negative acceleration means that your object is

a)

constant

b)

speeding up

c)

at rest

d)

slowing down

19.

A positive acceleration means that your object is

a)

at rest

b)

speeding up

c)

moving

d)

slowing down

20.

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

21.

A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor. It slides to a stop in 15 seconds. What is the acceleration?

a)

-7.5 m/s

b)

-7.5 m/s²

c)

-0.5 m/s²

d)

7.5 mi//hr

22.

Which two factors does speed depend on?

a)

distance and direction

b)

direction and time

c)

distance and time

d)

distance, time and direction

23.

A boat travels 90km in 10 seconds. What was its speed?

a)

9 km/hr

b)

90 km/hr

c)

1.11 km/hr

d)

80 km/hr

24.

Acceleration =

a)

$\frac{\left(FinalVelocity\ -\ InitialVelocity\right)}{Time}$

b)

$\left(FinalVelocity\ -\ InitialVelocity\right)$

c)

$\frac{Time}{\left(FinalVelocity\ -\ Initial\ Velocity\right)}$

d)

$\frac{\left(InitialVelocity\ -\ FinalVelocity\right)}{Time}$

25.

Andrea is walking at 3 m/s. She sees the ice cream truck and starts running towards it. In 5 seconds, she speeds up to 7 m/s. What is her acceleration?

a)

0.8 m/s^2

b)

0.667 m/s^2

c)

0.295 m/s^2

d)

0.295 m/s

Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

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