WorksheetsSpeed and Velocity Worksheet
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 31mins
The speedometer of an automobile reads
average speed.
instantaneous speed.
accelerated speed.
The two measurements necessary for calculating average speed are
acceleration and time.
velocity and time.
distance and time.
distance and acceleration.
velocity and distance.
When you walk at an average speed of 4 m/s, in 5 s you'll cover a distance of
2 m.
10 m.
15 m.
20 m.
A vehicle undergoes acceleration when it
gains speed.
loses speed.
changes its direction.
all of the above
The average speed of a horse that gallops 10 kilometers in 30 minutes is
15 km/h.
20 km/h.
30 km/h.
40 km/h.
If a car increases its velocity from zero to 60 m/s in 10 seconds, its acceleration is
3 m/s^2
6 m/s^2
60 m/s^2
600 m/s^2
An object covers a distance of 8 meters in the first second of travel, another 8 meters during the next second, and 8 meters again during the third second. Its acceleration is
0 m/s^2
5 m/s^2
8 m/s^2
24 m/s^2
A cart maintains a constant velocity of 100 m/s for 10 seconds. During this interval its acceleration is
zero
1 m/s^2
10 m/s^2
none of the above
A cart changes its speed from 90 m/s to 100 m/s in 10 seconds. During this interval its acceleration is
zero
1 m/s^2
10 m/s^2
none of the above
A ball tossed vertically upward rises, reaches its highest point, and then falls back to its starting point. During this time the acceleration of the ball is always
in the direction of motion.
opposite its velocity.
directed upward.
directed downward.
none of the above.
A car's speed 3 seconds after accelerating from rest at 2 m/s^2 is
2 m/s.
3 m/s.
4 m/s.
6 m/s.
A ball starting from rest at the top of an inclined plane gains a speed of 2 m/s for each second it rolls. What is its acceleration down the incline?
0.5 m/s^2
1 m/s^2
2 m/s^2
4 m/s^2
A freely-falling watermelon falls with constant
velocity.
speed.
acceleration.
distances each successive second.
While an iron block near the Earth's surface is in free fall, it undergoes an increase in
speed.
acceleration.
both of these
neither of these
The distance a freely falling bowling ball falls each second
is about 5 m.
is about 10 m.
increases.
none of the above.
If a stone falls to the bottom of a mineshaft in 6 seconds, then the depth of the shaft is about
60 m.
120 m.
180 m.
more than 200 m.
If a freely falling object were equipped with a speedometer, its speed reading would increase each second by about
5 m/s.
10 m/s.
15 m/s.
a variable amount.
depends on its initial speed
If a freely falling object were equipped with a speedometer on a planet where the acceleration due to gravity is 20 m/s^2, then its speed reading would increase each second by
10 m/s.
20 m/s.
30 m/s.
40 m/s.
depends on its initial speed
If an object falling freely were somehow equipped with an odometer to measure the distance it travels, then the amount of distance it travels each succeeding second would be
constant.
less and less each second.
greater than the second before.
doubled.
A ball is thrown upwards and returns to the same location. Compared with its initial speed its speed when it returns is about
half as much.
the same.
twice as much.
four times as much.
At one instant an object in free fall is moving downward at 50 m/s. One second later its speed is
25 m/s
50 m/s
55 m/s
60 m/s
100 m/s
At one instant a heavy object in air is moving upward at 50 m/s. One second later its speed is approximately
40 m/s
50 m/s
55 m/s
60 m/s
One half second after starting from rest, a freely falling object will have a speed of about
2 m/s
5 m/s
10 m/s
20 m/s
none of the above
An object falls freely from rest on a planet where the acceleration due to gravity is 20 m/s^2. After 5 seconds, the object will have a speed of
5 m/s
10 m/s
20 m/s
50 m/s
100 m/s
If you throw a ball straight downward (in the absence of air resistance), after leaving your hand its acceleration is
less than 10 m/s2
10 m/s2
greater than 10 m/s2
The time it takes a projectile fired straight up at 10 m/s to reach the top of its path is about
1 s
2 s
10 s
not enough information
The total time it takes a projectile fired straight up at 10 m/s to reach the top of its path and return to its starting point is about
1 s.
2 s.
10 s.
20 s.
Neglecting air resistance, how fast must you toss a ball straight up in order for it to take 6 seconds to return to its initial level?
5 m/s
10 m/s
20 m/s
30 m/s
more than 30 m/s
Neglecting air resistance, a bullet fired straight down from the top of a high cliff has an acceleration of
less than 10 m/s2 .
10 m/s^2.
more than 10 m/s2 .
depends on the height of the cliff.
A bullet is dropped into a river from a very high bridge at the same time as another bullet is fired straight downward from a rifle. Neglecting air resistance, the acceleration just before striking the water is
greater for the dropped bullet.
greater for the fired bullet.
the same for each bullet.
none of the above
Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
velocity
speed
acceleration
all are vector quantities
none are vector quantities
An 80-km/h airplane flying in the same direction as a 10 km/h tail wind has a groundspeed of
10 km/h
70 km/h
80 km/h
90 km/h
An 80-km/h airplane flying against a 10-km/h head wind has a groundspeed of
10 km/h
70 km/h
80 km/h
90 km/h
Speed that remains the same or does not change
Distance
Constant Speed
Mass
Acceleration
The image shows the velocity vectors(arrows) of 2 cars. The blue vector being longer tells us that car has a greater...
Time
Distance
Speed
Speed or Velocity?:
A train is travelling North 220 km/hr
Speed
Velocity
Neither
Both
Adam is driving his car for a distance of 500 km in 3 hr. What is his speed?
1500 km/hr
166.7 km/hr
500 km/hr
100 km/hr
Object #1 has a velocity of 2 m/s and object #2 has a velocity of -2 m/s. Which is true?
They have the same speed
They have the same velocity
They travel in the same direction
Object 1 is travelling faster than object 2
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
Speed is a vector quantity, while velocity is a scalar quantity.
Speed is the rate of change of distance, while velocity is the rate of change of displacement.
Speed can be negative, while velocity cannot.
There is no difference; they are the same.
The difference between speed and velocity is that velocity has ________, but speed does not.
amount
magnitude
direction
time
