Calculating Acceleration

Mark slams on the brakes after traveling 25 m/s. It takes him 3 seconds to come to a complete stop. What is his acceleration?

• 8.33 m/s²

• -8.33 m/s²

• 75 m/s²

• -75 m/s²

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How much time did it take Matthew to slow down to a complete stop, after traveling at 30 m/s. His acceleration is -12 m/s²

• 2.5 s

• 360 s

• .4 s

• -2.5 s

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Mars’ gravitational force is less than that of Earth’s . If an astronaut drops a hammer and its speed increases from 0 to 15 m/s in 4.04 s, what is the acceleration due to gravity on Mars?

• 9.8 m/s²

• 0.269 m/s²

• 60.6 m/s²

• 3.71 m/s²

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A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 20 m/s in 3.5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car.

• 2.2m/s²
• 7.0m/s²
• 5.7m/s²
• 70m/s²

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A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s², changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?

• 750 seconds
• 35 seconds
• 0.3 seconds
• 3.3 seconds

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A bicyclist begins moving with a velocity of 10 m/s and then decreases his velocity to 6 m/s in 2 seconds. What is the acceleration of the bicyclist?

• 4 m/s²
• -4 m/s²
• 2 m/s²
• -2 m/s²

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A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor.  It slides to a stop in 15 seconds.  What is the acceleration?

• -7.5 m/s
• -7.5 m/s²
• -0.5 m/s²
• 7.5 mi//hr

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What is the motion shown in this velocity time graph?

• moving with a constant positive velocity

• Speeding up in the positive direction

• slowing down in the positive direction

• speeding up in the negative direction

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What is the motion shown in this velocity time graph?

• moving with a constant positive velocity

• Speeding up in the positive direction

• slowing down in the positive direction

• speeding up in the negative direction

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Kaya is riding her dirt bike eastward on a dirt road. She spots a pothole ahead. Kaya slows her car from 14.0 m/s to 5.5 m/s in 6.0 s. What is her acceleration?

• -1.4 m/s²

• + 1.4 m/s²

• 0.7 m/s²

• 14.5 m/s²

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