WorksheetsAcceleration
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 46mins
the unit of acceleration is
(m/s2)
jouls
m
s
Acceleration: is the rate of change in
velocity
speed
displacement
direction
The object is speeding up.
The object is slowing down.
The slope of a velocity-time graph represents __________.
acceleration
displacement
speed
distance
A running horse increases his speed from 15 m/s to 42 m/s at an acceleration of 9 m/s2. How long did this take the horse?
5 s
4 s
6 s
3 s
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
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
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?
5.0 m / s2
10 m / s2
15 m / s2
20 m / s2
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?
0.10 m / s2
0.25 m / s2
4.0 m / s2
10 m / s2
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?
2.5 m / s
5.2 m / s
30 m / s
32 m / s
How long would it take a car, starting from rest and accelerating uniformly in a straight line at 5 m/s2, to cover a distance of 200m
9.0s
10.5s
12.0s
15.5s
Kaley hits a ball with her field hockey stick. If the ball starts at rest and accelerates at 12.4 m/s2 for 2 s, what is its final velocity?
24.8 m/s2
6.2 m/s2
2 m/s2
0.16 m/s2
A jetboat is drifting with a speed of 5 m/s to the right when the driver turns on the motor. The boat speeds up for 6 s with an acceleration of of 4.0 m/s2. What is the displacement of the boat from the position when the motor was turned on?
102 m
72 m
30 m
A dog basks in the sun when he sees a squirrel and bolts after it. If the dog accelerates at +1.6 m/s/s, how far does he run in 3 seconds?
4.8 meters
45 meters
1.6 meters
7.2 meters
An object with an initial velocity of 3.50 m/s moves east along a straight and level path. The object then undergoes a constant acceleration of 1.80 m/s2 east for a period of 5.00 s. How far does the object move while it is accelerating?
6.30 m
17.5 m
27.2 m
40.0 m
Select the two correct statements that describe the object's motion.
The object is moving in the positive direction.
The object is moving in the negative direction.
The object is moving at a constant speed.
The object is speeding up.
The object is slowing down.
Select the two correct statements that describe the object's motion.
The object is moving in the positive direction.
The object is moving in the negative direction.
The object is moving at a constant speed.
The object is speeding up.
The object is slowing down.
Which of these velocity vs. time graphs shows an object changing direction?
Match the graph to the description:
"The car is slowing down."
Which x vs t graph matches this v vs t graph of an object moving away from the origin?
Which x vs t graph matches the v vs t graph shown?
Which graph is showing positive acceleration (getting faster)?
Which v vs t graph below matches this x vs t graph?
Which v-t graph represents this motion?
The graph shows
positive velocity that's getting faster
negative velocity that's getting faster
negative velocity that's getting slower
positive velocity that's getting slower
The graph shows
positive acceleration
negative acceleration
changing acceleration
