Unit 6 motion test

Question 1

15. Find the acceleration of a car that goes from 32 m/s to 96 m/s in 8.0 seconds.

Answer 1

8 m/s squared

Unit 6 concept 2, pg. 11

Question 2

23. Ben is exercising his pony on a large oval track. The pony is trotting at a constant speed of 10 m/s around the track. Which statement can be made about the pony’s motion.

Answer 2

The pony is accelerating.

Unit 6 concept 2, pg. 11

Question 3

27. Can the velocity of a car change when the speed is constant? Explain why or why not.

Answer 3

Yes because velocity is speed and direction. The car could be going at a constant speed while changing direction, which would make the velocity change.

Unit 6 concept 1, pg. 3