Acceleration [Worksheet]

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Content:

• Acceleration – positive acceleration and negative acceleration (deceleration)
• Acceleration calculations – average acceleration, final speed, initial speed, change in speed, time taken
• Acceleration due to gravity

Includes:

• Unit outline.
• Cloze activity (fill in the blanks).
• Short-answer questions.
• Extension questions.
• Topics for further research.
• Teacher version containing complete answers.

Learning outcomes:

• Define acceleration.
• Distinguish between positive acceleration and negative acceleration.
• Use the acceleration formula to calculate average acceleration, final speed, initial speed, change in speed and time taken.
• Describe acceleration due to gravity.

This worksheet is included in the Motion Worksheet Bundle, which contains the following worksheets:

• Distance and Displacement, Speed and Velocity
• Acceleration
• Distance-Time Graphs and Displacement-Time Graphs
• Speed-Time Graphs
• Measuring Motion Using a Ticker Timer

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