A Car Increases Its Speed from 60 to 65 Miles

question 150

Multiple Choice

A car increases its speed from 60 to 65 miles per hour in the same time that a bicycle increases its speed from rest to 5 miles per hour. Acceleration is

• A)greater for the car,
• B)greater for the bicycle,
• C)the same for each,
• Principally because
• D)the car undergoes the greater change in velocity.
• E)the bicycle has considerably less mass.
• F)both undergo equal increases in velocity during the same interval of time.

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