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Motion - Part1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A worker covers a distance of 40 km from his house to his place of work, and 10 km towards his house back. Then the displacement covered by the worker in the whole trip is:

a)

Zero km

b)

10 km

c)

30 km

d)

50 km

2.

Rate of change of displacement is called:

a)

Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Velocity

d)

Retardation

3.

An object travels 40m in 5 sec and then another 80m in 5 sec. What is the average speed of the object?

a)

12 m/s

b)

6 m/s

c)

2 m/s

d)

0 m/s

4.

SI unit of Acceleration is m/s

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The magnitude of a displacement of a particle can be more than the distance traversed.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Scalar quantities can be added according to the rules of arithmetic.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

If a particle moves with a uniform velocity then:

a)

The particle moves in a circular path

b)

The particle moves in a straight line

c)

The particle moves in a curved path

d)

The particle is at rest

8.

In a circular motion,

a)

the direction of motion changes continuously

b)

the direction of motion is fixed

c)

acceleration is zero

d)

velocity is zero

9.

A particle is traveling with a constant speed. This means

a)

it covers equal distances in equal time intervals

b)

it does not change its direction of motion

c)

its position remains constant as time passes

d)

its acceleration is zero

10.

Vector quantities can be added according to the rules of arithmetic.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

If the displacement of a particle in a 10-minute time interval is zero. Then its velocity at every instant in this interval must be zero.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

If a particle covers equal distances in equal time intervals, it is said to:

a)

move with a uniform velocity

b)

be at rest

c)

move with a uniform speed

d)

move with a uniform acceleration

13.

Suppose a boy is enjoying a ride on a merry-go-round which is moving with a constant speed of 10 m/s. It means that the boy is:

a)

At rest

b)

Moving with no acceleration

c)

In accelerated motion

d)

Moving with uniform acceleration

14.

Which of the following statement is correct regarding velocity and speed of a moving body?

a)

Velocity of a moving body is always higher than its speed

b)

Speed of a moving body is always higher than its velocity

c)

Speed of a moving body is its velocity in a given direction

d)

Velocity of a moving body is its speed in a given direction

15.

When a car driver travelling at a speed of 10 m/s applies brakes and brings the car to rest in 20 s, then the retardation will be:

a)

+ 2 m/s2

b)

− 2 m/s2

c)

− 0.5 m/s2

d)

+ 0.5 m/s2

16.

Which of the following is most likely a case of non-uniform circular motion?

a)

Motion of the earth around the sun

b)

Motion of a toy train on a circular track

c)

Motion of a racing car on a circular track

d)

Motion of hours’ hand on the dial of a clock

17.

Which of the following is most likely a case of non-uniform circular motion?

a)

Motion of the earth around the sun

b)

Motion of a toy train on a circular track

c)

Motion of a racing car on a circular track

d)

Motion of hours’ hand on the dial of a clock

18.

In a free fall, the velocity of a stone is increasing equally in equal intervals of time under the effect of gravitational force of the earth. Then what can you say about the motion of this stone? Whether the stone is having:

a)

Uniform acceleration

b)

Non-uniform acceleration

c)

Retardation

d)

Constant speed

19.

The distance between two stations is 240 km. A train takes 4 hours to cover this distance.

Calculate the speed of the train.

a)

50 km/h

b)

60 km/h

c)

120 km/h

d)

240 km/h

20.

Salma takes 15 minutes from her house to reach her school on a bicycle. If the bicycle has a speed of 2 m/s,

calculate the distance between her house and the school.

a)

30 m

b)

90 m

c)

1.5 km

d)

1.8 km

21.

A car moves with a speed of 40 km/h for 15 minutes and then with a speed of 60 km/h for the next 15 minutes.

The total distance covered by the car is:

a)

100 km

b)

50 km

c)

25 km

d)

12.5 km

22.

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

a)

Distance

b)

Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Area

23.

Acceleration can be negative.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

A car increases its speed from 20 m/s to 30 m/s in 10 seconds. It's acceleration is:

a)

0.5 m/s^2

b)

1.0 m/s^2

c)

1.5 m/s^2

d)

2.0 m/s^2

25.

An athlete is running on a circular track of radius 7m. What will be her displacement after 2 complete rounds?

a)

22 m

b)

44 m

c)

14 m

d)

0 m