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Motion With Constant Acceleration

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. A car drives in a straight line at a constant speed of 60 miles per hour for 5 seconds. Find its acceleration.

a)

12 m/s2

b)

6 m/s2

c)

0 m/s2

d)

5 m/s2

2.

The remote-control car in the previous example exits turbo mode, slowing from 3.2 m/s back to 2 m/s in 2 seconds. Find the car's average acceleration over this interval.

a)

0.6 m/s2

b)

-0.6m/2

c)

1.2m/s2

d)

-1.2m/s2

3.

A particle moves along the x-axis with an initial velocity of 4 m/s and constant acceleration. After 3 seconds, its velocity is 14 m/s. How far did it travel during this interval?

a)

25 m

b)

26 m

c)

27 m

d)

28 m

4.

Rickey Henderson, baseball's record holder for stolen bases, approaches third base. He dives head first, hitting the ground at 6.75 m/s and reaching the base at 5.91 m/s, accelerating at -5.11 m/s/s. Determine the distance Rickey slides across the ground before touching the base.

a)

0.0822 m

b)

7.88 m

c)

1.05 m

d)

0.95 m

5.

A rock is dropped from a cliff that is 80.0 m above the ground. If the rock hits the ground with a velocity of 40.0 m/s, what acceleration did it undergo?

a)

10.0 m/s2

b)

20.0 m/s2

c)

1.00 m/s2

d)

16.0m/s2

6.

A rock is dropped 80.0 meters from a cliff. How long does it take to reach the ground? (Acceleration for Gravity is -9.81 m/s2)

a)

16.3 s

b)

3.00 s

c)

4.04 s

d)

3.04 s

7.

A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly to reach a speed of 21 m/s in 7.0 s.

a) What is the acceleration?

b) What is the displacement?

a)

6 m/s, 73.5 m

b)

6m/s2, 22.2m

c)

3m/s, 22.2 m

d)

3m/s2, 73.5m

8.

The U.S.A. bobsled team hit the brakes on their sled so that it decelerates at a uniform rate of 0.43 m/s². What is your initial velocity if your distance to come to complete stop was 85 m?

a)

5.6 m/s

b)

2.3 m/s

c)

11 m/s

d)

8.5 m/s

9.

Sonic (because he is a special hedgehog) rolls up a constant slope with an initial velocity of 9.3 m/s. What is the acceleration of Sonic if its displacement is 1.9 m up the slope after 2.7 s?

a)

-4.5 m/s2

b)

-6.4m/s2

c)

6.4 m/s2

d)

4.5 m/s2