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Speed and velocity

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A body travels a distance of 168 metres in a straight line in 21 secs. What velocity the body is travelling.

a)

16 m/s

b)

21 m/s

c)

8 m/s

d)

4 m/s

2.

A train covers a distance of 150 kilometres, between two stations, in 5/2 hours. Determine the average velocity with which the train is moving.

a)

60 km/h

b)

50 km/h

c)

70km/h

d)

40 km/h

3.

A car moving with a velocity of 50 km/hr is brought to rest in 45 secs. Find out the retardation.

a)

0.51 m / \sec^2

b)

0.40 m / \sec^2

c)

0.25 m / \sec^2

d)

0.31 m / sec2\sec^2

4.

The unit of speed in CGS system is ......

a)

m / sec

b)

foot / sec

c)

cm / sec

d)

cm

5.

The unit of acceleration in SI system is ....

a)

m / sec2\sec^2

b)

cm / \sec^2

c)

km / sec

d)

km / \sec^2

6.

The unit of displacement in SI system is ...

a)

kg

b)

m

c)

g

d)

cm

7.

Convert 72 km/h into m/sec.

a)

2592

b)

20

c)

60

d)

40

8.

15 m/sec = ......... km / h

a)

60

b)

45

c)

54

d)

40

9.

The value of acceleration due to gravity

in SI system is...

a)

9.8 cm.sec29.8\ \ cm.\sec^{-2}

b)

9.8 m.sec29.8\ \ m.\sec^2

c)

9.8 m.sec29.8\ \ m.\sec^{-2}

d)

9.8 cm.sec29.8\ \ cm.\sec^2

10.

Velocity = .....

a)

distance time\frac{dis\tan ce\ }{time}

b)

displacementtime\frac{displacement}{time}

c)

change in velocitytime\frac{change\ \ in\ \ \ velocity}{time}

d)

none of these

11.

A ball is thrown upward vertically and is caught by the thrower after 4 sec. How high did did it go?  (g=9.8 m.sec2)\left(g=9.8\ m.\sec^{-2}\right)  

a)

39.52 m

b)

20.52 m

c)

19.60 m

d)

39.20 m

12.

A stone is dropped from a tower of 32.40 m high. Find the time it takes to reach the ground .  (g=9.8 m.sec2)\left(g=9.8\ m.\sec^{-2}\right)  

a)

 3 47 sec3\ \frac{4}{7}\ \sec  

b)

 2 37 sec2\ \frac{3}{7}\ \sec  

c)

 3 37 sec3\ \frac{3}{7}\ \sec  

d)

 2 47sec2\ \frac{4}{7}\sec  

13.

A train 60 m long passes over a bridge 90 m long at the rate of 15 km/hr. Find the time taken by the train to pass over the bridge completely.

a)

36 sec

b)

18 sec

c)

42 sec

d)

24 sec

14.

A car is moving with a velocity of 36 km/hr is brought to rest in 10 seconds by application of brakes. Find the retardation in  m.sec2m.\sec^{-2}  .

a)

3.5

b)

3.1

c)

3.6

d)

1

15.

A train of 250 m long crosses a man standing in a platform in 10 seconds and it crosses an another train of 200 m long which is running in opposite direction in 10 seconds also. Find the speed of second train in km/hr.

a)

90

b)

60

c)

72

d)

75