WorksheetsMotion Speed Acceleration
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following is NOT an example of acceleration?
Driving at a steady speed and turning left.
Driving at a steady speed and then slowing down.
A change in velocity from 40km/h to 65 km/h
A car moving at a steady speed of 60 km/hr.
How do you calculate average acceleration of an object?
Subtract the final velocity from the initial velocity and divide by time
Subtract the initial velocity from the final velocity and divide by time
Add the the two distances and divide by the total time
Divide distance by time
The rate at which velocity changes is called?
Speed
Acceleration
Position
Motion
Calculate the average acceleration of a car given the following information:
Initial velocity 10 m /sec
Final velocity 55 m /sec
The change in velocity took 3 seconds
18.33 meters per second squared
21.67 meters / second squared
15 meters / second squared
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or (a)
direction
force
inertia
mass
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
direction
force
inertia
mass
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
speed
distance
velocity
displacement
The change in speed or direction something's motion in a single unit of time
(a)
An object is accelerating if what happens?
Its speed changes
It is slowing down
Its direction changes
All of the above
Which two measurements do you need to determine the speed of an object?
Position and Reference point
Distance and Reference point
Distance and Time
Distance and Velocity
What is motion?
the location of an object
the change in position over time
distance divided by time
the velocity of an object
What is acceleration?
A change in position over time.
The rate at which one quantity distance changes compared to another quantity time
The rate at which velocity changes
A measure of how far something moves in a given amount of time.
If a truck travels at a steady velocity, will there be any acceleration?
Yes
No
In a race, Taylor ran the first 50 meters in 20 seconds and the second 50 meters in 12 seconds. What is his average speed during the race? Speed = distance / time
4.54 m / sec
4.55 m /sec
0.22 m / sec
2.5 m / sec
If a graph of an objects motion shows a line falling from left to right, the acceleration is ?
Positive
Negative
Zero
If the graph of an objects motion shows a horizontal line, the objects acceleration is
Positive
Negative
Zero
If the graph of an objects motion shows a line rising from left to right, the acceleration is
Positive
Negative
Zero
An object is in motion if it changes position relative to what?
its speed
a reference point
its total distance
its acceleration
A measure of how far something moves in a given amount of time is called?
distance
acceleration
speed
motion
Which of the following is an example of uniform motion?
A car moving at a constant speed of 60 km/h on a straight road.
A car accelerating from 0 to 60 km/h in 10 seconds.
A car moving in a circle at a constant speed.
A car slowing down to a stop.
What is the formula for calculating speed?
Speed=TimeDistance
Speed=Distance×Time
Speed=DistanceTime
Speed=Distance+Time
If a car's velocity changes from 20 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 seconds, what is its acceleration?
2 m/s²
5 m/s²
10 m/s²
1 m/s²
Which of the following graphs represents an object with constant acceleration?
A straight line sloping upwards on a velocity-time graph.
A horizontal line on a velocity-time graph.
A curved line on a velocity-time graph.
A straight line sloping downwards on a velocity-time graph.
In an experiment, a ball is dropped from a height and its speed is measured at different points. What type of motion is the ball experiencing?
Uniform motion
Uniform acceleration
Non-uniform motion
Non-uniform acceleration
A cyclist travels 100 meters in 20 seconds. What is the cyclist's average speed?
5 m/s
10 m/s
20 m/s
2 m/s
