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Acceleration and Motion Graphs

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None of them
2.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed 
c)
not moving 
d)
accelerating/slowing down. 
3.
What does the slope of a distance vs. time graph show you about the motion of an object?
a)
It tells you the TIME
b)
It tells you the DISTANCE
c)
It tells you the SPEED
d)
It tells you the DIRECTION
4.
What is acceleration
a)
Slowing down
b)
Speeding up
c)
Rate at which speed changes
d)
Rate at which velocity changes
5.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 
a)
True
b)
False
6.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
7.

What is this line of this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

8.
Which graph is showing acceleration (getting faster)
a)
D
b)
E
c)
both D and E
d)
neither D or E
9.
Which graph is showing deceleration (getting slower)
a)
D
b)
E
c)
both D and E
d)
neither D or E
10.
Which graph is showing a faster constant speed?
a)
B
b)
F
c)
They show the same speed
11.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
12.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
13.

What happened during B to C point?

a)

deceleration

b)

constant speed

c)

at rest

d)

acceleration

14.

What happened during E to F point?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

constant speed

d)

acceleration

15.
What happened during C to D point?
a)
not moving
b)
increasing speed at a constant rate
c)
moving at a constant speed
d)
moving at 0 m/sacceleration
16.

What happened during A to B point?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

moving at a constant speed

d)

acceleration

17.

Which one of the following is NOT consistent with a car which is accelerating?

a)

A car is changing direction.

b)

A car is moving with a high speed.

c)

A car is moving with a decreasing speed.

d)

A car is moving with an increasing speed.

18.

A baseball pitcher delivers a fast ball. During the throw, the speed of the ball increases from 0 to 30.0 m/s over a time of 0.100 seconds. The average acceleration of the baseball is ____ m/s/s.

a)

3.00

b)

30.0

c)

300

d)

3000

19.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
20.
When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it  accelerates?
a)
The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
b)
The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
c)
Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
d)
The car is accelerating because it's changing direction
21.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car turning a curve at a constant speed
22.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity 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
23.
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
24.
A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s.  What was the acceleration?
a)
0 m/s
b)
40 m/s2
c)
-40 m/s2
d)
40 m/s
25.
Acceleration can be classified as _______________
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Changing directions
d)
All of the above