Acceleration/Velocity Conceptual Questions
1. After winning a baseball game one player drops a glove, while another tosses a glove into the
air. How do the accelerations of the two gloves compare?
2. If the velocity of an object is nonzero, can its acceleration be zero?
3. If the velocity of an object is zero, does its acceleration have to be zero?
4. A batter hits a pop fly straight up.
a. Is the acceleration of the ball on the way up different from its acceleration on the way
down?
b.
Is the acceleration of the ball at the top of its flight different from its acceleration just
before it lands?
5. When a coin is tossed straight up, what can you say about its velocity and acceleration at the
highest point of its motion?
6. Can the velocity of an object be negative when its acceleration is positive? What about vice
versa?
7. Give an example where both the velocity and acceleration are negative.
8. Can an object have zero velocity and nonzero acceleration at the same time? Give examples
9. Can an object have zero acceleration and nonzero velocity at the same time? Give examples.
10. Label the velocity and acceleration of the following motions (all parts):
Ball Dropping
Horse running forward
Car backing up
Motorcycle going forward
Rocket moving to right