Download Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Calculations Worksheet and more Study notes Physics in PDF only on Docsity! Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Calculations Worksheet s = distance/time = d / t v = displacement/time= x/t Part 1 - Speed Calculations: Use the speed formula to calculate the answers to the following questions. Be sure to show your work for each problem (write the formula, numbers with correct units, and the answer with the correct units). 1. Calculate the speed for a car that went a distance of 125 kilometers in 2 hours time. Equation: Plug numbers into the equation Final Answer w/ units 2. A baseball is thrown a distance of 60 meters. What is its speed if it takes 0.5 seconds to cover the distance? Equation: Plug numbers into the equation Final Answer w/ units 3. How much time does it take for a bird flying at a speed of 45 kilometers per hour to travel a distance of 1,800 kilometers? Equation: Plug numbers into the equation Final Answer w/ units 4. A comet is cruising through the Solar System at a speed of 50,000 kilometers per hour for 4 hours time. What is the total distance traveled by the comet during this time? Equation: Plug numbers into the equation Final Answer w/ units Part 2 - Speed and Velocity Calculations: For problems 5 – 10 use the speed and velocity formulas to solve the following problems. Show your work (formula, numbers with correct units and answer with correct units). 5. Bob rides his bicycle on a bike path that is 75 kilometers long to get to his house that is due east of the bike path. If it takes Bob 15 hours then a. What is his speed? Equation: Plug numbers into the equation Final Answer w/ units b. What is his velocity? Equation: Plug numbers into the equation Final Answer w/ units 6. Jessica jogs on a path that is 25 kilometers long to get to a park that is south of the jogging path. If it takes Jessica 2.5 hours then a. What is her speed? Equation: Plug numbers into the equation Final Answer w/ units b. What is her velocity? Equation: Plug numbers into the equation Final Answer w/ units
