Be sure to include proper units. Round to two decimal places when necessary. Do not include direction.
If a unit requires an exponent, just write the number next to the letter, so meters per second squared would be m/s2.
Use these formulas for your assignment.
Question 1
1.
What is the acceleration of an object that starts with a speed of 22 m/s up but is traveling 12m/s up after 2 seconds?
Question 2
2.
An object is moving 20 m/s east. After 1 hour (3600s), it is moving 160 m/s east. What is the object's acceleration?
Question 3
3.
What is a car’s acceleration in m/s2 if it increases velocity from rest to 16.7 m/s north in 5.0 seconds?
Part 3: Calculate the Final Velocity
Be sure to include proper units. Round to two decimal places when necessary. Do not include direction.
If a unit requires an exponent, just write the number next to the letter, so meters per second squared would be m/s2.
Use these formulas for your assignment.
Question 4
4.
A car is moving at 45 m/s west. It uniformly accelerates at 5m/s2 for 60 seconds. What is its final velocity?
Question 5
5.
A car is moving at 30 m/s south. It uniformly accelerates at 2m/s2 for 10 seconds. What is its final velocity?
Question 6
6.
How fast can a hang glider fly if the initial velocity is 20m/s north and wind accelerates the glider at 7m/s2 for 180s?
Part 4: Mixed Practice
Be sure to include proper units. Round to two decimal places when necessary. Do not include direction.
If a unit requires an exponent, just write the number next to the letter, so meters per second squared would be m/s2.
Use these formulas for your assignment.
Question 7
7.
The kangaroo stops at a lake for a drink of water, then starts hopping again to the south. After 5 seconds, the kangaroo is going 2.5 m/s south. What is the kangaroo’s average acceleration?
Question 8
8.
How long will it take for an alpaca to walk 200m to eat better leaves if the alpaca is traveling with an average speed of 1.5m/s?
Question 9
9.
Find the final speed of a student driving east on FM544 at 20m/s and accelerates at 2m/s2 for 12s to pass a car. How fast did they end up going?
Question 10
10.
While participating in the "Tractor Race Finals", Rob accelerates his tractor from rest to a speed of 18 m/s in 6 s. What is Rob’s acceleration?
Question 11
11.
For her birthday, Stacey gets a shiny new bike with a horn and a basket on the front. She wants all her friends to see and so begins riding up and down her street. What is her speed if she goes 40.5 m in 5.6 s?
Question 12
12.
Christina is printing off a sheet for science class and doesn't want to miss her bus. Running out the door at an impressive 18 m/s, she realizes that the bus is pulling away and she can't make it. She slows down and stops in 4.5 s. Calculate her acceleration.
Question 13
13.
The night before a big science test, Kendra goes to see "What a Girl Wants” Now she doesn't want to take the test and is dragging herself to class. If her speed is 0.2 m/s, how far will she move in 28 s?
Question 14
14.
While on a weekend trip to New York City, you spot Angelina Jolie and just HAVE to meet her. You increase your speed from 1.2 m/s to run after her at 2.7 m/s for 15.9 s. What is your acceleration?
Question 15
15.
Josh G struts down the hall toward class at 0.1 m/s. In 300 seconds, how far would he travel?