wikiHow Calculating Acceleration Practice Problems 1. A car accelerates from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 6 seconds. What is its acceleration in meters per second squared? 2. A train accelerates from 50 miles per hour to 70 miles per hour in 10 seconds. What is its acceleration in miles per hour squared? 3. A rocket launches from the ground and reaches a velocity of 200 meters per second in 20 seconds. What is its acceleration? 4. A person jumps off a diving board and reaches a velocity of 8 meters per second in 2 seconds. What is their acceleration? 5. A motorcycle accelerates from 0 to 60 kilometers per hour in 4 seconds. What is its acceleration in meters per second squared? 6. A roller coaster goes from 50 miles per hour to 0 miles per hour in 5 seconds. What is its deceleration in miles per hour squared? 7. A plane takes off from the runway and reaches a velocity of 300 kilometers per hour in 30 seconds. What is its acceleration? 8. A ball is dropped from a height of 10 meters and reaches a velocity of 20 meters per second before hitting the ground. What is its acceleration? 9. A bullet is fired from a gun and reaches a velocity of 500 meters per second in 0.1 seconds. What is its acceleration? 10. A biker accelerates from 0 to 30 miles per hour in 3 seconds. What is their acceleration in feet per second squared? 11. A baseball is thrown at a velocity of 80 miles per hour and is caught by a player at a velocity of 0 miles per hour in 1 second. What is its deceleration in miles per hour squared? 12. A skateboarder accelerates from 0 to 10 meters per second in 2 seconds. What is their acceleration in kilometers per hour squared? 13. A car decelerates from 60 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour in 5 seconds. What is its deceleration in miles per hour squared? 14. A roller coaster accelerates from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 10 seconds. What is its acceleration in meters per second squared? 15. A rocket is launched into space and reaches a velocity of 10,000 meters per second in 5 minutes. What is its acceleration? 16. A basketball player jumps up and reaches a height of 2 meters in 1 second. What is their acceleration? 17. A train decelerates from 80 kilometers per hour to 40 kilometers per hour in 10 seconds. What is its deceleration in meters per second squared? 18. A motorcycle decelerates from 100 kilometers per hour to 0 kilometers per hour in 5 seconds. What is its deceleration in meters per second squared? 19. A car accelerates from 0 to 60 kilometers per hour in 10 seconds. What is its acceleration in kilometers per hour squared? 20. A plane lands on a runway and decelerates from 300 kilometers per hour to 0 kilometers per hour in 30 seconds. What is its deceleration? Page