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Velocity and Acceleration

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Velocity includes what and what?

a)

speed over time

b)

speed and acceleration

c)

Speed and direction

d)

Mass and motion

2.

Paul was running late to school, which was 300 meters from his house. He had 5 minutes to get to school before the bell rang. What was his speed?

a)

A.1,500 meters

b)

1,500 meters per second

c)

60 meters

d)

65 meters per second

3.

Homer was riding his bike at 250 meters/minute. After being chased by a dog for 2 minutes, he sped up and traveled 300 meters/minute. What was his acceleration?

a)

45 meters/minute2

b)

25 meters/minute2

c)

-50 meters/minute2

d)

160 meters/minute2

4.

Your car traveled 200 miles in 2 hours. Your average speed was what?

a)

a.100 miles/hour

b)

200 miles/hour

c)

300 miles/hour

d)

400 miles/hour

5.

What is the formula to calculate velocity?

a)

Time x distance

b)

Distance – time

c)

Time + distance

d)

Displacement / time

6.

______________________ is speed with direction

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Force

7.

Speed equals distance divided by ____.

a)

time

b)

velocity

c)

size

d)

motion

8.

If a bicyclist travels 30 kilometers in two hours, her average speed is ____.

a)

30 km/h

b)

60 km/h

c)

15 km/h

d)

2 km/h

9.

Speed and direction of an object

a)

Acceleration

b)

Friction

c)

Unbalanced Force

d)

Velocity

10.

What is this an example of?

Ms Acosta walks 1 mile in 14 minutes.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

11.

What is this an example of?

Jacob ran 5 kilometers in 24 minutes.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

12.
The gees fly 23 mph to the south when they migrate for the winter. 
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
13.
The Olympian swam 200 meters in 20 seconds. 
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
14.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
15.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
16.

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

17.

A truck slowing down to stop at a red light is an example of ____.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Direction

18.
Describe the speed of the rocket in the speed vs. time graph.
a)
Constant speed
b)
Decreasing speed
c)
Increasing speed
d)
Not moving
19.
Describe the speed of the rocket in the speed vs. time graph.
a)
Constant speed
b)
Decreasing speed
c)
Increasing speed
d)
Not moving
20.

A horse accelerates from a velocity of 0m/s to 20 m/s in 3 seconds. What is the acceleration of the horse?

a)

60 m/s2

b)

6.67 m/s2

c)

0.15 m/s2

d)

30 m/s2

21.

A train decelerates from a velocity of 90 m/s to 80m/s in over 10 seconds. What is the train's acceleration?

a)

-1 m/s2

b)

1 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

-10 m/s2

22.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
23.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
24.

Sharis decides to be brave and go skydiving. If she accelerates at 9.81 m/s2 (m/s2 = m/s/s) for 4.9 s, what would her speed be at that time?

a)

48.1 m/s

b)

0.6 m/s

c)

0.0015 m/s

d)

7.1 m/s

25.

Jeff stays after class to work on his science homework is late for hockey practice. He decides to run so the coach won't be mad. If the locker room is 300 m from the classroom and Jeff can run a surprising 25 m/s, how long would it take him to get there?

a)

7.5 s

b)

12 s

c)

42.9 s

d)

0.25 s

26.

Rob is really bored one Saturday night and goes outside to study the nocturnal habits of mice in the hayfield. He sees a mouse sniffing along at 0.1 m/s but it hears him and starts to scurry for safety. For 3.7 s it accelerates at a rate of 0.216 m/s2. Find its final speed.

a)

10.2 m/s

b)

0.2 m/s

c)

7.1 m/s

d)

0.9 m/s

27.

Ricky chucks a water balloon at his friend. Running for his life, he travels 100 m in 9.83 s. What was his average speed?

a)

12.5 m/s

b)

9.1 m/s

c)

10.2 m/s

d)

8.3 m/s

28.

Looking for some good old-fashioned fun, Andrew decides to slide down the hill on a toboggan. Calculate the time it takes him to reach the bottom of the hill if he accelerates at a rate of 4 m/s2 to achieve a speed of 32 m/s.

a)

8 s

b)

2 s

c)

7s

d)

4 s

29.

A car moving at 4.5 m/s accelerates at 2.5 m/s2. After 7 s, how fast will it be moving?

a)

22 m/s

b)

18.3 m/s

c)

4.9 m/s

d)

7.6 m/s

30.

George rides his scooter 32 m in 20 s. What is his speed?

a)

2 m/s2

b)

1.6 m/s

c)

3.2 m/s

d)

52 m/s

31.

A car traveling 36 m/s slows to a stop in 9 s. What is the car's acceleration?

a)

3 m/s2

b)

- 3 m/s2

c)

4 m/s2

d)

- 4 m/s2

32.

A kid is sledding down a hill going 2 m/s. 5 s later he is going 12 m/s. What is his acceleration?

a)

7 m/s2

b)

10 m/s2

c)

3 m/s2

d)

2 m/s2

33.

The bell rings and you leave class. It takes you 40 s to travel the 30 m to your next class. What is your average speed?

a)

0.75 m/s

b)

10 m/s2

c)

1.3 m/s

d)

0.75 m/s2

34.

The speedometer in a car measures:

a)

average velocity

b)

average speed

c)

instantaneous speed

d)

displacement

35.

To calculate velocity you need to know:

a)

distance and time only

b)

distance, time and direction

c)

distance and direction only

d)

distance, time and temperature

36.

A cyclist is riding on the Silver Comet Trail traveling at 5 m/s. She increases her speed to 14 m/s in 3 s. What is her rate of acceleration?

a)

3 m/s2

b)

- 3 m/s2

c)

9 m/s2

d)

- 9 m/s2

37.

Myrtle, your pet turtle races east 1 m in 100 s. What is her average velocity?

a)

0.01 m/s2

b)

0.01 m/s2 east

c)

0.01 m/s east

d)

0.01 m/s

38.

A roller coaster is traveling at 15 m/s at the top of a hill. When the coaster reaches the bottom of the hill 8 s later it is going 36 m/s. What is the acceleration of the roller coaster?

a)

5.14 m/s2

b)

13 m/s2

c)

2.6 m/s2

d)

- 13 m/s2

39.

A roller coaster is traveling 36 m/s. 4 seconds later the coaster is going 22 m/s. What is the acceleration of the roller coaster?

a)

3.5 m/s2

b)

- 3.5 m/s2

c)

2 m/s2

d)

- 2 m/s2

40.

The S.I unit of acceleration is

a)

m/min2

b)

cm/min2

c)

m/hr2

d)

m/s2

41.

The SI unit of speed is

a)

cm/s

b)

Km/h

c)

m/s

d)

None of the above

42.

The S.I unit of acceleration is

a)

m/min2

b)

cm/min2

c)

m/hr2

d)

m/s2

43.

The S.I unit of acceleration is

a)

m/min2

b)

cm/min2

c)

m/hr2

d)

m/s2

44.

The S.I unit of acceleration is

a)

m/min2

b)

cm/min2

c)

m/hr2

d)

m/s2

45.

The S.I unit of acceleration is

a)

m/min2

b)

cm/min2

c)

m/hr2

d)

m/s2