Acceleration Worksheet

If a car can go from 0 to 60 mi/hr in 8.0 seconds, what would be its final speed after 5.0 seconds if its starting speed were 50 mi/hr?

• 87.5 mi/h

• 75.0 mi/h

• 90.0 mi/h

• 80.0 mi/h

While traveling along a highway a driver slows from 24 m/s to 15 m/s in 12 seconds. What is the automobile’s acceleration? (Remember that a negative value indicates a slowing down or deceleration.)

• -0.75 m/s²

• -0.50 m/s²

• -0.25 m/s²

• -1.00 m/s²

A parachute on a racing dragster opens and changes the speed of the car from 85 m/s to 45 m/s in a period of 4.5 seconds. What is the acceleration of the dragster?

• -8.89 m/s²

• -9.00 m/s²

• -8.00 m/s²

• -10.00 m/s²

A car traveling at a speed of 30.0 m/s encounters an emergency and comes to a complete stop. How much time will it take for the car to stop if it decelerates at -4.0 m/s²?

• 5 seconds

• 7.5 seconds

• 10 seconds

• 12.5 seconds

A cart rolling down an incline for 5.0 seconds has an acceleration of 4.0 m/s². If the cart has a beginning speed of 2.0 m/s, what is its final speed?

• 18.0 m/s

• 20.0 m/s

• 22.0 m/s

• 24.0 m/s

A helicopter’s speed increases from 25 m/s to 60 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the acceleration of this helicopter?

• 5 m/s²

• 7 m/s²

• 6 m/s²

• 8 m/s²

A motorcycle traveling at 25 m/s accelerates at a rate of 7.0 m/s² for 6.0 seconds. What is the final speed of the motorcycle?

• 67 m/s

• 42 m/s

• 25 m/s

• 32 m/s

A car starting from rest accelerates at a rate of 8.0 m/s/s. What is its final speed at the end of 4.0 seconds?

• 16.0 m/s

• 32.0 m/s

• 24.0 m/s

• 8.0 m/s

After traveling for 6.0 seconds, a runner reaches a speed of 10 m/s. What is the runner’s acceleration?

• 1.67 m/s²

• 2.5 m/s²

• 3.33 m/s²

• 1.5 m/s²

A cyclist accelerates at a rate of 7.0 m/s². How long will it take the cyclist to reach a speed of 18 m/s?

• 2.57 seconds

• 3.14 seconds

• 2.86 seconds

• 3.00 seconds