Understanding Distance, Velocity, and Acceleration

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High School Physics › Understanding Distance, Velocity, and Acceleration

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While traveling along a highway, a specific automobile is capable of an acceleration of about . At this rate, how long does it take to accelerate from to ?

2

An athlete kicks a ball into the air. It travels and is in the air for . How fast must the athlete run from the point where he kicks the ball in order to catch it before it lands?

3

Two locomotives approach each other on parallel tracks. They both have the same speed of with respect to ground. If they are initially apart, how long will it be before they reach each other?

4

During a storm, you can usually see the lightning before you hear the thunder, unless you are very close to the lightning strike. What causes this discrepancy?

5

Which of the following is a correct measurement of velocity in SI units?

6

A bowling ball traveling with constant speed hits the pins at the end of a bowling lane long. The bowler hears the sound of the ball hitting the pins after the ball is released from his hands. What is the speed of the ball, assuming the speed of sound is ?

7

An Olympic sprinter runs a dash in . Assuming he starts at rest, what is his average velocity?

8

One of the fastest players in football ran in . What was his average speed during this time?

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One of the fastest players in football ran in . What was his average speed during this time?

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You are given a graph of displacement vs. time. Which of the following ways can be used to determine velocity at any given point?

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