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Review of Speed, Velocity, Acceleration

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following best defines acceleration?

a)

The change in the distance divided by the change in time

b)

The change in the position of an object.

c)

The change in the time it takes to move from one place to another

d)

The change in the velocity divided by the change in time.

2.

An object that is traveling east at a constant rate has

a)

velocity, but neither acceleration nor speed.

b)

speed, but neither velocity nor acceleration.

c)

speed and velocity, but no acceleration

d)

acceleration and speed, but no velocity.

3.

After playing a video game about frogs, Shana and Aurlyn want to know how quickly their pet frog, Skipper, can hop. What could Shana and Aurlyn do to find the answer?

a)

They could take Skipper outside and see how long it takes him to hop 2 meters.

b)

They could take Skipper outside many times to see how long it takes him to do one hop each time.

c)

They could take Skipper outside and see how long it takes him to hop 0.5 meters up into the air.

d)

They could take Skipper outside and see how long it takes him to get his back legs off the ground.

4.

In an outdoor walking/running lab, your partner walked 20 meters north in 5 seconds. What was your partner’s velocity?

a)

4 m/s

b)

4 m/s North

c)

5 m/s

d)

5 m/s North

5.

Unlike acceleration and velocity, speed does NOT need to specify

a)

mass

b)

distance

c)

direction

d)

time

6.

How could the speed of a car be determined?

a)

distance and time

b)

distance and size

c)

weight and time

d)

weight and size

7.

A motorcycle is being driven on a road moving north at 40 miles per hour. A car is driving on the same road moving south at 40 miles per hour. Which of the following is true?

a)

The motorcycle and the car are moving in opposite directions, so their velocities are different.

b)

The motorcycle and the car are moving in opposite directions, so their speeds are different

c)

The motorcycle and car are moving at the same velocity but different speeds.

d)

The motorcycle and car are moving at the same velocity and the same speed.

8.

Select all of the ways that a person or object can accelerate:

a)

Speed Up

b)

Slow Down

c)

Change Directions

d)

Travel at a constant speed

9.

An object with increasing acceleration is also increasing in which other property?

a)

mass

b)

temperature

c)

velocity

d)

volume

10.

Velocity can only be described by including both

a)

speed and direction of the object in motion

b)

mass and direction of the object in motion.

c)

speed and volume of the object in motion.

d)

mass and volume of the object in motion