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2.1.HW Speed, Velocity and Acceleration

This document contains a 10 question quiz on concepts related to speed, velocity, and acceleration. The questions cover definitions of key terms, calculating average speed and acceleration based on provided distances and time intervals, and interpreting graphs related to motion. The quiz is part of a homework assignment on these core physics concepts.

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2.1.HW Speed, Velocity and Acceleration

This document contains a 10 question quiz on concepts related to speed, velocity, and acceleration. The questions cover definitions of key terms, calculating average speed and acceleration based on provided distances and time intervals, and interpreting graphs related to motion. The quiz is part of a homework assignment on these core physics concepts.

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NAME: _______________________________________________ DATE: _________________

CLASS: __________ MARKS:


HOMEWORK
2.1 SPEED, VELOCITY & ACCELERATION

1. What must change when a body is accelerating?

A the force acting on the body C the speed of the body


B the mass of the body D the velocity of the body

2. A car driver takes a total of two hours to make a journey of 75 km. She has a coffee break
of half an hour and spends a quarter of an hour stationary in a traffic jam.
At what average speed must she travel during the rest of the time if she wants to complete
the journey in the two hours?

A 38 km/h B 50 km/h C 60 km/h D 75 km/h

3. Which of the following defines acceleration?

change in velocity change in distance


A C
time taken time taken
change in speed change in distance in a fixed direction
B D
time taken time taken
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4.€ Which quantity X is calculated using this


€ equation?
change in velocity
X=
time taken

A acceleration C distance travelled


B average velocity D speed
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5. A student drops a table-tennis ball in air.


What happens to the velocity and to the acceleration of the ball during the first few
seconds after release?

velocity acceleration
A decreases decreases
B decreases increases
C increases decreases
D increases increases
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6. A car is brought to rest in 5 s from a speed of 10 m/s.


What is the average deceleration of the car?

A 0.5 m/s2 B 2 m/s2 C 15 m/s2 D 50 m/s2

7. A car takes 1 hour to travel 100 km along a main road and then ½ hour to travel 20 km
along a side road.

What is the average speed of the car for the whole journey?

A 60 km/h B 70 km/h C 80 km/h D 100 km/h

8. The diagram shows a strip of paper tape that has been pulled under a vibrating arm by an
object moving at constant speed. The arm was vibrating regularly, making 50 dots per
second.

What was the speed of the object?

A 2.0 cm/s B 5.0 cm/s C 100 cm/s D 200 cm/s

9. A student measures the speed of a trolley. At one instant, the speed of the trolley is 1.0 m/
s and two seconds later the speed is 4.0 m/s.
What is the acceleration of the trolley?

A 1.5 m/s2 B 2.0 m/s2 C 2.5 m/s2 D 5.0 m/s2

10. Which vehicle has an acceleration of 5 m/s2?

A a bicycle, when its speed changes from rest to 2.5 m/s in 2 s


B a car, when its speed changes from rest to 15 m/s in 5 s
C a lorry, when its speed changes from rest to 20 m/s in 15 s
D a motorbike, when its speed changes from rest to 50 m/s in 10 s

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