Grade 8 Physics Worksheet Answer the following questions. 1. A football field is about 100 meters long.

If it took Messi 20 seconds to run its length, how fast was he running?

2. If you drive at 100km/hr for 6 hours, how far will you go?

3. If you run at 12m/s for 15 minutes, how far will you go?

4. A bullet travels at 850 m/s. How long will it take a bullet to go 1km?

5. Sarah can backstroke at an average speed of 8 meters per second. How long will it take her to complete a race of 2km?

6. A bug travels up a tree, from the ground, over a 30-second interval. It travels fast at first and then slows down. It stops for 10 seconds, then proceeds slowly, speeding up as it goes. Which sketch best illustrates the bugs distance (d) from the ground, over the 30-second interval (t)?

7. The following graph shows Maries distance from home (A) to work (F) at various times during her drive.

(Km)

a) Marie left her briefcase at home and had to return to get it. State at which point represents when she turned back around to go home and explain how you arrived at that conclusion.

b) Marie also had to wait at the railroad tracks for a train to pass. How long did she wait?

c) Calculate Maries average speed from point C to point F.

d) If there were no delays, how long should it take Marie to go to work?

8.

Robin, rollerskating down a marked sidewalk, was observed to be at the following positions at the times listed below: a) Plot a distance vs. time graph for the skater. b) Explain how you can use the graph to determine how far he was from the origin at t=6s. Time (s) 0 1 2 5 8 10 Distance (m) 10 12 14 20 26 30

c) Was his speed constant over the entire interval? How do you know?

d) Calculate Robins average speed.

Calculating Average Speed Graph the following data and answer the questions at the bottom of the page. SHOW YOUR WORK! Time (s) 0 1 2 3 4 5 Distance (m) 0 50 75 90 110 125

1. What is the average speed after two seconds?

2. After three seconds?

3. After 5 seconds?

4. What is the average speed between two and four seconds?

5. What is the average speed between four and five seconds?

Graphing Distance vs. Time Plot the following data on graph and answer the questions below. SHOW WORK IF APPLIES! Time (s) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Distance (m) 0 5 12 20 30 42 56

1. What is the average speed at 20 s? ______________________________

2. What is the average speed at 30 s? ________________________________

3. What is the acceleration between 20 and 30 s? ________________________

4. What is the average speed at 40 s? ______________________________

5. What is the average speed at 60 s? ______________________________

6. What is the acceleration between 40 and 60 s? _______________________

7. Is the object accelerating at a constant rate? _________________________

Graphing Velocity versus Time

Plot the following data on the graph and answer the questions below. SHOW WORK IF APPLIES! Time (s) 0 2 4 6 8 10 Speed (m/s) 0 10 20 30 40 50

1. As time increases, what happens to the speed? ________________________________

2. What is the speed at 5 seconds? ______________________________

3. Assuming constant acceleration, what would be the speed at 14 seconds? __________

4. At what time would the object reach a speed of 45 m/s? ____________________

5. What is the objects acceleration? ____________________

6. What would the shape of the graph be if a speed of 50 m/s is maintained from 10s to 20 s?

7. Based on the information in Problem 6, calculate the acceleration from 10 s to 20 s.

8. What would the shape of the graph b if the speed of the object decreased from 50 m/s at 20 s to 30 m/s at 40 s?

Acceleration Calculations Acceleration means a change in speed or direction. It can also be defined as a change in velocity per unit time. Calculate the acceleration for the following data. SHOW WORK! Initial Velocity Final Velocity Time Acceleration

1.

0m/s

24 m/s

3s

_______________________________

2.

0 m/s

35 m/s

5s

_______________________________

3.

20 m/s

60 m/s

10 s

_______________________________

4.

50 m/s

150 m/s

5s

_______________________________

5.

25 m/s

1200 m/s

3600 s _______________________________

1. A car accelerates from a standstill to 60 m/s in 10 seconds. What is the acceleration?

2. A car accelerates from 25 km/hr to 55 km/hr in 30 seconds. What is its acceleration?

3. A train is accelerating at a rate of 2 m/s2. If its initial velocity is 20 m/s, what is its velocity after 30 seconds?

4. A runner achieves a velocity of 11.1 m/s, 9 sec after he begins. What is his acceleration?