The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Calculating acceleration (a=(v-u)/t)”, from the unit “Measuring and calculating motion” (Year 10 Science) by Oak National Academy.
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12 questions
Which international standard unit is used to measure speed and velocity in physics?Give the symbol.
Which of these is a vector quantity?
A lorry is travelling along a straight road. Its speed increases from 5.6 m/s to 8.4 m/s.What is the change in velocity for the lorry?
A roller-skater covers a distance of 520 m in 40 s.Calculate their speed.
How far will a wind-up toy travel if it has a speed of 0.2 m/s and it moves for 1 minute? Give the correct unit.
How long will it take a rocket traveling at 5.0 km/s to travel a distance of 500 m?
Match the key words and phrases to their explanations.
Match the quantities to the unit definitions.
Which of these equations correctly give acceleration (a)?
A car takes 17.6 s to accelerate from 0 m/s to 44 m/s.Calculate the acceleration of the car in m/s^2.You do not need to enter the unit.
A motorcycle reduces its velocity from 25 m/s to 14 m/s in 5.5 s.Calculate the deceleration.
A cricket ball moving at 20 m/s is hit by a bat, and then travels in the opposite direction at 15 m/s. The impact lasts for 0.05 s.Calculate the acceleration.You do not need to enter the unit.
