Test: Speed, Velocity and Acceleration:
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1) A bowling ball rolls 60 feet down a lane in 2 seconds and knocks down the pins. Calculate its speed.
a) 120ft/s
b) 120ft
c) 30ft/s
d) 30s
e) 30ft
2) A pitcher’s mound is 18.44 meters from home plate. If it takes 0.5seconds for a ball to reach home
plate, how fast was it thrown?
a) 9.22m/s
b) 9.22ft/s
c) 36.88m/s
d) 36.88s
e) Pro-Tip: Don’t eat yellow snow.
3) A student sneezes and forgets to cover her mouth. The droplets from the sneeze travel at a speed of
55ft/s for a time of 0.3 seconds. How far did the droplets travel?
a) 16.5s
b) 16.5
c) 183.333
d) 183.333s
e) None of the Above
4) If Jesus walked from Nazareth to Jerusalem at a pace of 5 kilometers per hour and it took him a total
walking time of 21 hours, how far is Jerusalem from Nazareth?
a) 105km
b) 105ft
c) 4.2km
d) 4.2mi
e) I’m going to need Jesus more than ever after mom/dad sees this test score…
5) A student briskly walks at a speed of 2.2m/s down a hallway for 9 seconds to get to class on time.
How far did the student walk?
a) 19.8mi
b) 19.8cm
c) 19.8yds
d) 19.8m/s
e) Mr. Sapone is trying to trick me. Or is he…
6) A car has a constant speed of 80 kilometers per hour. How long would it take to travel 430 kilometers
without stopping?
a) 34,400
b) 5.375d
c) 5.375hr
d) 34,400hr
e) Time is a meaningless human construct and this question is void.
7) A bicycle rider increases his speed from 5m/s to 15m/s in 8 seconds. What was her acceleration?
a) 1.875m/s2
b) 0.625m/s2
c) 1.25m/s2
d) 1.25g/cm3
e) I am not the correct solution. Circle me to get the answer marked wrong.
8) A ball rolling down a hill for 9 seconds started with a velocity of 3m/s and ended with a velocity of
34m/s. What was its acceleration?
a) -3.4444m/s2
b) 3.4444m/s2
c) 3m/s2
d) 11.3333m/s2
e) 0.3333m/s2
9) An Olympic sized swimming pool is 50 meters in length. A swimmer swims across the pool and ¼ of
the way back. How far did the swimmer swim?
a) 100m
b) 75m
c) 50m
d) 62.5m
e) Tears of joy are falling all over this test right now.
10) An Olympic sized swimming pool is 50 meters in length. A swimmer swims across the pool and ¼ of
the way back. What is the swimmer’s displacement?
a) 12.5m
b) 50m
c) 62.5m
d) 37.5m
e) 75m
Questions #11-15: Look at the graph above. It shows how three runners ran a 100-meter race.
11) Which runner finished the race last?
a) Albert
b) Bob
c) Charlie
12) Which runner stopped for a rest?
a) Albert
b) Bob
c) Charlie
13) How long was the stop?
a) 13 seconds
b) B8 seconds
c) 5 seconds
14) How long did Bob take to complete the race?
a) 100s
b) 14s
c) 10s
15) Calculate Albert’s average speed.
a) 0.12m/s
b) 8.333m/s
c) 8.5mi/hr
16) Over what interval was the object traveling the fastest?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
17) Determine the slope of segment D in the graph above:
a) 1
b) 6
c) 3
d) 5
18) What does the slope of each line represent?
a) The distance the object travels.
b) The time span of the object
c) The speed of the object.
d) None of the above.
19) What was the average speed for the whole trip?
a) 1m/s
b) 30m
c) 30m/s
d) 1s
20) This object depicted in the graph on the left is
a) Accelerating
b) Increasing its speed.
c) Traveling with a constant speed
d) Not moving.
21) The object depicted in the graph on the left is:
a) Accelerating
b) Increasing its speed.
c) Traveling with a constant speed
d) Not moving.
22) The object depicted in the graph on the left is:
a) Accelerating
b) Increasing its speed.
c) Traveling with a constant speed
d) Slowing down or decelerating.
Graphing the Changing Speed of an Object:
A person walks 15 feet in five seconds, stands still for five seconds then runs 40 feet in 5
seconds. Create a graph of this motion and determine the slope of the line when the person was
walking, when they were standing still and when they were running.
Slope Walking _________ Slope Standing Still_____________ Slope Running ___________
What does the slope in this graph represent?
Cat Food: Meow Mix Problem: (SHOW WORK FOR CREDIT!!!)
While on a trip overseas, you get out of your vehicle to explore the African wild. You didn't
realize how far away from your vehicle you had wandered when suddenly you spot a lion about
200ft away from you. You immediately begin to run towards your car and the lion darts after
you. If your car is 80 feet away from you and you can run at a maximum rate of 19ft/s and the
lion can run at a speed of 70ft/s, will you make it to the car on time? Or will you be kitty food?
ESSAY: Why is it a bad idea to take your eyes off the road when driving, even for a second?
Use data and the science concepts discussed in class to go beyond the obvious answer of “you
could die or kill someone”.
Answer Key
12) c
1) c
13) c
2) c
14) b
3) e
15) b
4) a
16) d
5) e
17) c
6) c
18) c
7) c
19) a
8) b
20) c
9) d
21) c
10) d
22) d
11) c