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velocity and acceleration

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

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}  

2.

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

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

___ refers to how fast an object is moving.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Motion

10.

Which two factors does speed depend on?

a)

distance and direction

b)

direction and time

c)

distance and time

d)

distance, time and direction

11.

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.

12.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
13.

the rate at which speed or velocity changes

a)

acceleration

b)

average speed

c)

motion

d)

reference point

14.

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

15.

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

16.

the unit of acceleration is

a)

(m/s2)

b)

jouls

c)

m

d)

s

17.

A negative acceleration means that your object is  

a)

constant

b)

speeding up

c)

at rest

d)

slowing down

18.

A positive acceleration means that your object is

a)

at rest

b)

speeding up

c)

moving

d)

slowing down

19.

Acceleration: is the rate of change in

a)

velocity

b)

speed

c)

displacement

d)

direction

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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.

23.
A car accelerates from a standstill to 70 m/s in 10 seconds.  What is the acceleration?
a)
0.7m/s2
b)
7m/s2
c)
14m/s2
d)
none of the above
24.
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
25.

How would break down getting ready for school into 4 smaller segments?

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