Kinematics Horizontal Motion

A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?

• 24 m/s²
• 18 m/s²
• 16 m/s²
• 16 m/s

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A car moving at a speed of 10 m/s enters a highway and accelerates at 4 m/s^2. How fast will the car be moving after it accelerated for 60m?

• 580 m/s

• 4.8 m/s

• 24 m/s

• 480 m/s

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A car initially travels at 10 m/s when passing the "acceleration line". The car then accelerates at 8m/s² until reaching a final velocity of 40 m/s. What is the car's displacement during the acceleration?

• 3.75 m

• 93.75 m

• 100 m

• 1590 m

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A boat initially is traveling at 10 m/s accelerates uniformly at the rate of 5 m/s² for 10 seconds. How far does the boat travel during this time?

• 350 m

• 500 m

• 50 m

• 250 m

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An object has a constant acceleration of 2 m/s². The time required for the object to accelerate from 8 m/s to 28 m/s is

• 4 s

• 10 s

• 16 s

• 20 s

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A car initially traveling at a speed of 16 m/s accelerates uniformly to a speed of 20 m/s over a distance of 36m. What is the magnitude of the car's acceleration?

• 0.11 m/s²

• 2 m/s²

• 0.22 m/s²

• 9 m/s²

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A car travels 300 meters in 15 seconds. What is the average velocity of the car?

• 5 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 30 m/s

A bicyclist moves at a constant velocity of 4 m/s. How long will it take to move 36 m?

• t = 3 s
• t = 6 s
• t = 9 s
• t = 12 s

A golf ball starts with a speed of 2 m/s and slows at a constant rate of 0.5 m/s², what is its velocity after 2 s?

• 0 m/s
• 0.5 m/s
• 1 m/s
• 1.5 m/s

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A boat travels 12.0 m while it reduces its velocity from 9.5 m/s to 5.5 m/s. What is the magnitude of the boat’s acceleration while it travels the 12.0 m?

• 1.3 m/s²
• 2.5 m/s²
• 3.0 m/s²
• 7.5 m/s²

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