Velocity and Acceleration Worksheet
Grade 8 Science worksheet covering concepts of velocity, speed, and acceleration with various question types.
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Velocity and Acceleration
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculations.
1. Which of the following describes both the speed and direction of an object?
Speed
Distance
Velocity
Acceleration
2. What is the unit for acceleration?
meters per second (m/s)
meters (m)
seconds (s)
meters per second squared (m/s²)
1. Speed is a vector quantity.
True
False
2. An object that is slowing down is experiencing negative acceleration.
True
False
1. Velocity is the rate at which an object changes its .
2. The formula for average speed is divided by time.
1. A car travels 200 meters in 20 seconds. What is its average speed?
2. Explain the difference between speed and velocity.
Match each term with its definition.
1. Speed
a. The rate at which velocity changes
2. Velocity
b. The rate at which an object covers distance
3. Acceleration
c. Speed in a given direction
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