More Questions For Exercise On Speed And Acceleration.

Formulae :
𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦−𝐼𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦
𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 = ; 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 =
𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒

1. A motorbike travels 100 metres in 2.5 seconds. At what speed is it travelling?

2. A red Ferrari zooms over 500 metres in 4 seconds. What is its speed?

3. How many seconds does it take an Indy racecar to travel a 240 metre straight at 80 m/s?

4. You and your friend each drive 50.0 km. You travel at 90.0 km/h. Your friend travels at 95 km/h.
How long will your friend be waiting for you at the end of the trip?

5. A car accelerates from 20 m/s to 40 m/s in 5 seconds. What is its acceleration?

6. A motorbike speeds up from a standing start (that is, 0 m/s) to 30 m/s in 4 seconds. What is its
acceleration?

7. When she sees the red traffic light, Marie brakes to a halt from a speed of 70 metres per second in
just 2 seconds. What is her acceleration?

8. When a bus comes to a sudden stop to avoid hitting a dog, it slows from 9.00 m/s to 0.00 m/s in
1.50 seconds. Find the average acceleration of the bus.

9. A skydiver falling from an aircraft falls at 9.8 m/s2. What is his speed after 3 seconds?

10. With an average acceleration of 0.50 m/s2, how long will it take a cyclist starting from rest to reach
13.5 m/s?