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Speed, Distance, Time , Acceleration

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If a robot chases you down at a speed of 900 m/s for a distance of 200 m. How long has the robot been chasing you?
a)
0.22 s
b)
4.5 s
c)
180000 s
2.

Tree sloths are the slowest moving mammals. On average their speed is 0.743 m/s. How long does it take a tree sloth moving at this speed to travel 22.3 m?

a)

16.6 s

b)

30.0 s

c)

0.03 s

d)

143.7 s

3.

If a woman runs at a speed of 7 m/s for 30 s, how far does she run?

a)

210 m

b)

0.033 m

c)

4.28 m

d)

30 m

4.

What is the average speed of a walker who walks 500 m in 400 seconds?

a)

1.25 m/s

b)

100 m/s

c)

0.8 m/s

d)

200,000 m/s

5.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)

Mass and time

b)

Temperature and mass

c)

Mass and distance

d)

Distance and time

6.
Can be measured in seconds (s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
7.

If LeBron James's basketball travelled at 8m/s and travelled a total distance of 400m to reach the hoop, how long did it take the basketball to reach the hoop?

a)

55 seconds

b)

50 seconds

c)

60 seconds

d)

48 seconds

8.

The standard SI unit for acceleration is?

a)

m/s2

b)

m/s

c)

cm/s

d)

km/s

9.

initial velocity = 450m/s

Final velocity = 875m/s

Time = 19 seconds

What is the acceleration rate?

a)

22.77 m/s2

b)

22.47 m/s2

c)

22.37 m/s2

d)

22.07 m/s2

10.

Kyrie's basketball travelled at a speed of 18m/s. It then accelerated to 24m/s in 5 seconds. What is the average acceleration rate of the basketball?

a)

1.4m/22

b)

1.2m/s2

c)

1.3m/s2

d)

1.45m/s2

11.

How is velocity different than speed?

a)

speed opposes velocity

b)

velocity is speed with a direction

c)

speed only has direction

12.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
not accelerating
b)
not moving
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down 
13.

A positive acceleration means that your object is _____.

a)

not accelerating

b)

not moving

c)

speeding up

d)

slowing down

14.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 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
15.
A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 20 m/s in 3.5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car.
a)
2.2m/s2
b)
7.0m/s2
c)
5.7m/s2
d)
70m/s2