Acceleration Practice Problems

The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...

• accelerating/speeding up
• moving at a constant speed 
• not moving 
• accelerating/slowing down. 

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in 

• time it takes for one place to move to another place. 
• velocity of an object.
• distance divided by the time interval 
• velocity divided by the time interval 

Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?

• Its direction changes
• It doesn't
• It slows down
• Its speeds up  

Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?

• km/s
• m/s²
• mi/hr
• ft

What kind of acceleration is shown here?

• positive
• negative
• none
• varies

Which is NOT an example of Acceleration?

• An object speeds up

• An object slows down

• An object changes direction

• An object is in constant motion.

The velocity of an object increases from 30 m / s to 50 m / s in 5.0 seconds.

What is the average acceleration of the object?

• 0.10 m / s²

• 0.25 m / s²

• 4.0 m / s²

• 10 m / s²