Speed Problems
2.94 m/s.
You increase your speed from 50 mph to 70 mph in 8 seconds. Calculate acceleration, include units.
2.5 mph/s
Change in speed over time
What is gravity?
The force that pulls people TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE PLANET.
What is the JMMS mascot's name?
Buzzy!
A car drives 120 miles in 3 hours. Calculate its speed, include units.
40 mph.
You slow down from 40 mph to 20 mph in 20 seconds. Calculate your deceleration and include units.
-1 mph/s
Speed
Change in distance over time
You drop one book and four books taped together at the same time. Which hits the ground first and why?
They hit at the same time because acceleration due to gravity is constant and they have the same air resistance acting against them.
What day of Hanukkah is it?
The fastest plane in the world travels ar 2200 miles per hour. How far can it travel in 3 hours?
6600 miles.
You sprint 100 m starting from 0 m/s and with an ending 120 m/s it takes you 10 seconds. Calculate acceleration, include units.
12 m/s/s.
Kinetic energy
The energy of motion
You drop a feather and a hammer on the moon. Which one hits the ground first and why?
They both hit the ground at the same time. Acceleration due to gravity is consistent and their is to atmosphere so there is no air resistance on the moon.
What after school program does Miss Toon help run?
Aviation Explorers Program
It takes 15 seconds to go down a 60 m hill. Calculate the average speed including units.
4 m/s.
Your are merging onto highway. Your car goes from 20 mph to 75 mph in 3 seconds. Calculate acceleration, include units.
18.33 mph/s
Potential energy
stored energy
You drop a feather and a hammer at the same time on Earth. Which one hits the ground first and why?
The hammer does. Air resistance holds the feather up and makes it fall later.
How do you spell Miss Toon's first name?
B A L E I G H
You are riding in a boat that goes 2 miles in 30 minutes. Calculate the speed including minutes.
0.067 miles/min
A rollercoaster starts at rest and ends at 60 mph in 1.2 seconds. Calculate acceleration, include units.
50 mph/s.
Gravity
the force that pulls you toward the center of the earth
What is the number for acceleration due to gravity on earth?
What room number are you in right now?
113