Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration
Acceleration:
1)A car is traveling East with an initial speed of 25 m/s. It increases its final speed to
35 m/s in 2 s. What is the car's average acceleration during this time?
What is the velocity of a plane that flew 3000 m East in 2.5 hours?
2)A plane is taking off from rest and reaches a final speed of 70 m/s within 10
seconds. What is this plane's average acceleration?
Michael is learning how to drive. He starts his car from rest and accelerates to 65
m/s within 15 seconds. What was his acceleration?
4)A bicyclist increases their speed from 20 m/s to 25 m/s within 10 seconds. What
was their average acceleration?
5)Andrea is walking with her best friend down the street at a speed of 3 m/s. The neighbors dog gets loose and starts to chase them. Andrea and her best friend start to run at a speed of 7 m/s within 5 seconds. What was their average acceleration?
