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Name: - Period: - Speed/Velocity/Acceleration Packet of Awesome Problems For You To Do

This packet contains problems involving speed, velocity, acceleration, and graphing distance vs. time, speed vs. time, and acceleration calculations. Students are asked to complete four graphs using separate pieces of graph paper, as well as calculation problems for acceleration, speed, and interpreting motion from graphs.

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Name: - Period: - Speed/Velocity/Acceleration Packet of Awesome Problems For You To Do

This packet contains problems involving speed, velocity, acceleration, and graphing distance vs. time, speed vs. time, and acceleration calculations. Students are asked to complete four graphs using separate pieces of graph paper, as well as calculation problems for acceleration, speed, and interpreting motion from graphs.

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Name: ________________________________ Period: _________

Speed/Velocity/Acceleration Packet of Awesome Problems for You to Do

In this packet, is a review of everything we have done so far in this chapter. You will
find problems dealing with speed, velocity, acceleration, and graphing. Use your notes
and previous worksheets to complete. You have 4 graphs to make, along with 4 pieces of
graph paper…so each graph should be on a separate piece of graph paper.

Distance vs Time Graphs

Graph the following data and answer the questions at the bottom of the page. Remember
an average is simply any amount of numbers added together and divided by the amount
of numbers you added. SHOW WORK!

Time (sec) Distance (m)


0 0
1 14
2 29
3 42
4 56
5 71

1. Explain the motion of the data from the graph.

2. What is the speed of the object?

3. What do you think a speed vs time graph would look like for this graph? Draw a
small sketch below.

Acceleration Calculations

Acceleration means a change in speed and/or direction. It can also be defined as a


change in velocity per unit time.
Calculate the acceleration for the following data.

Initial Velocity Final Velocity Time Acceleration

1. 0m/s 24 m/s 3s _______________________________

2. 0 m/s 35 m/s 5s _______________________________

3. 20 m/s 60 m/s 10 s _______________________________

4. 50 m/s 150 m/s 5s _______________________________

5. 25 m/s 1200 m/s 3600 s _______________________________


Name: ________________________________ Period: _________
4. A car accelerates from a standstill to 60 m/s in 10 seconds. What is the
acceleration?
Given: Equation:

Plug in: Answer:

5. A train is accelerating at a rate of 2 m/s. If its initial velocity is 20 m/s, what is its
velocity after 30 seconds?
Given: Equation:

Plug in: Answer:

6. A runner achieves a velocity of 11.1 m/s, 9 sec after he begins. What is his
acceleration?
Given: Equation:

Plug in: Answer:

Graphing Velocity vs Time

Plot the following data on the graph and answer the questions below. SHOW WORK IF
APPLIES!

Velocity (m/s) Time (sec)


0 0
10 2
20 4
30 6
40 8
50 10

1. As time increases, what happens to the speed? ________________________________

2. What is the speed at 5 seconds? ______________________________

3. Assuming the same trend continues, what would be the speed at 14 seconds?
________________________________________

4. At what time would the object reach a speed of 45 m/s? ____________________

5. What is the object’s acceleration? ____________________

6. What would the shape of the graph be if a speed of 50 m/s is maintained from 10s to
20 s?
Name: ________________________________ Period: _________

Graphing Distance vs. Time and Speed vs. Time

Plot the following data on the graph and answer the following questions below. SHOW
WORK IF APPLIES!

Time (s)________________Distance (m)__________Speed (m/s)


0 0
10 5
20 12
30 20
40 30
50 42
60 56

1. Calculate the speed above.

2. What type of motion is described on this graph?

3. Graph the Speed vs. Time

4. Does your graph for Speed vs Time match your Distance vs. Time graph? How
do you know?

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