Acceleration Set 1

Question 1.
Ed rides his mountain bike down a hillside. During the first 3 seconds, his
speed goes from 0 to 4 m/sec. After 3 seconds, Ed travels at 4 m/sec for the
rest of his trip down the hill. hen was Ed accelerating!
(a) During the entire trip [90]
(b) During the entire trip e"cept at t # 0 sec [70]
(c) During the first 3 seconds [00]
(d) At t # 3 seconds [50]
(e) After t # 3 seconds [91]
Question 2.
hile waiting for a ride to soccer practice, $amiel kicked his ball so that it
rolled up and then back down a hill. hen was the ball accelerating!
(a) %t was accelerating the whole trip, up and back down the hill. [00]
(b) %t was accelerating on the wa& up and on the wa& down, but not at the top.
[70]
(c) %t was accelerating onl& on the wa& down. [Unknown]
Question 3.
A speed versus tie graph of a skateboarder is shown below. hen is the
skateboarder accelerating!
(a) 'rom t # 0 to t # ( seconds [!aired] with )uestion* 4
(c) At t # ( seconds
[!aired] with )uestion* 4
(d) 'rom t # ( to t # 4 seconds [!aired] with )uestion* 4
Question ".
+ow did &ou decide when the skateboarder was accelerating!
(a#a) hen she is moving at the fastest speed, she is accelerating. [00][91]
(c#a) hen she is moving at the fastest speed, she is accelerating. [50][91]
(d#a) hen she is moving at the fastest speed, she is accelerating. [91][91]
(a#b) +er speed changed right at t # ( seconds. [00][50]
(c#b) +er speed changed right at t # ( seconds. [50][50]
(d#b) +er speed changed right at t # ( seconds. [91][50]
(a#c) +er speed increased during the first two seconds. [00][00]
(c#c) +er speed increased during the first two seconds. [50][00]
(d#c) +er speed increased during the first two seconds. [91][00]
Question 5.
hat was the acceleration of the skateboarder during the first two seconds!
,&pe &our answer in the bo" below. -our answer should be a number.
m/s/s
(a) .ther [Unknown]
(b) (.0/(.0 [10]
(c) 4.0/4.0 [31]
(d) 3.0/3.0 [32]
(e) 0.0/0.0 [31]
Question $.
A position versus time graph of 1artha2s motion is shown at right. hen is
1artha accelerating!
(a) Around t # 3 sec [!aired] with )uestion* 4
(b) Around t # ( sec [!aired] with )uestion* 4
(c) 'rom t # 0 to t # ( sec [!aired] with )uestion* 4
Question 7.
+ow did &ou decide when 1artha was accelerating!
(a#a) 5ince 1artha is moving at t # 3 second, she must be accelerating. [90][90]
(a#b) 1artha slows from a constant speed to a stop. [90][02]
(a#c) 1artha changed position which means acceleration. [90][$2]
(a#d) 1artha2s graph goes up which means an increase in speed. [90][%1]
(b#a) 5ince 1artha is moving at t # 3 second, she must be accelerating. [02][90]
(b#b) 1artha slows from a constant speed to a stop. [02][02]
(b#c) 1artha changed position which means acceleration. [02][$2]
(b#d) 1artha2s graph goes up which means an increase in speed. [02][%1]
(c#a) 5ince 1artha is moving at t # 3 second, she must be accelerating. [%1][90]
(c#b) 1artha slows from a constant speed to a stop. [%1][02]
(c#c) 1artha changed position which means acceleration. [%1][$2]
(c#d) 1artha2s graph goes up which means an increase in speed. [%1][%1]
Question %.
Does the speed versus time graph below represent an ob6ect that is
accelerating! 7hoose the answer and reasoning that best match &our
thinking.
(a) -es8 constant positive slope means increasing speed. [00]
(b) 9o8 constant positive slope means constant speed. [%3]
(c) -es8 the position is changing over time. [$2]
(d) 9o8 when the speed # 0, the acceleration # 0. [70]
Question 9.
Does the position versus time graph below represent an ob6ect that is
accelerating! 7hoose the answer and reasoning that best match &our
thinking.
(a) -es8 the position is changing. [$2]
(b) 9o8 constant slope means constant speed. [02]
(c) -es8 constant slope means increasing speed. [%1]
(d) 9o8 when position # 0, acceleration # 0. [70]
Question 10.
:ook at the speed vs. time graph for .b6ect 3 and .b6ect (.
7hoose the statement that describes which ob6ect had the greatest
acceleration!
(b) .b6ect 38 it has the greatest change in speed. [01]
(c) .b6ect (8 it has the highest average speed. [$1]
(d) .b6ect (8 it has the fastest final speed. [51]