Colegio Panamericano 2017-18.

S1-Q1 Name_____________________________________

Physics 11 – Acceleration Date:__________________

QUESTIONS:

Q13. A driver of a car steps on the brakes, causing the

velocity of the car to decrease. According to the
definition of acceleration provided, does the car
accelerate in this process? Explain.

Q14. At a given instant in time, two cars are traveling

at different velocities, one twice as large as the other.
Based upon this information is it possible to say which of
these two cars has the larger acceleration at this instant in
time? Explain.
Q15. A car just starting up from a stop sign has zero
velocity at the instant that it starts. Must the acceleration
of the car also be zero at this instant? Explain.
Q16. A car traveling with constant speed rounds a curve
in the highway. Is the acceleration of the car equal to
zero in this situation? Explain.
a. Does the car ever go backward? Explain.
b. Is the instantaneous velocity at point A greater or
less than that at point B? Explain.
Q20. For the car whose distance is plotted against time
in question 19, is the velocity constant during any time
interval shown in the graph? Explain.
Q21. A car moves along a straight section of road so that
its velocity varies with time as shown in the graph.

Q17. A racing sports car traveling with a constant

velocity of 100 MPH due west startles a turtle by the side
of the road who begins to move out of the way. Which
of these two objects is likely to have the larger
acceleration at that instant? Explain.

Q18. In the graph shown here, velocity is plotted as a a. Does the car ever go backward? Explain.
function of time for an object traveling in a straight line. b. At which of the labeled points on the graph, A,
B, or C, is the magnitude of the acceleration the
greatest? Explain.

EXERCISES:

E10. Starting from rest and moving in a straight line, a

a. Is the velocity constant for any time interval
shown? Explain.
b. During which time interval shown does the
object have the greatest acceleration? Explain.
Q19. A car moves along a straight line so that its
position (distance from some starting point) varies with
time as described by the graph shown here.
runner achieves a velocity of 7 m/s in a time of 2 s. What
is the average acceleration of the runner?
E11. Starting from rest, a car accelerates at a rate of 4.2
m/s2 for a time of 5 seconds. What is its velocity at the
end of this time?
E12. The velocity of a car decreases from 30 m/s to 18
m/s in a time of 4 seconds. What is the average
acceleration of the car in this process?