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TOPIC 2: LINEAR MOTION

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define linear motion?

a)

Motion for a car

b)

Motion in a straight line

c)

Motion which is not straight

d)

Motion of a wind

2.

Give example for uniform motion

a)

A bouncing ball

b)

A horse running in a race

c)

Movement of needle clock

d)

Ice skate

3.

The length of actual path between two points.

(a)  

4.

The shortest distance between two points.

(a)  

5.

Give one example for non-linear motion

a)

A moving escalator

b)

Snake sleeping

c)

A 100m race track

d)

Ice skating

6.

"Motion of unequal distance in equal time interval"


This is definition for?

a)

Cycling Motion

b)

Non-Uniform Motion

c)

Flying Motion

d)

Uniform Motion

7.

Distance is a _____________ quantity

a)

vector

b)

weight

c)

scalar

d)

mass

8.

Distance is a ______________

a)

time taken to complete the journey

b)

total velocity archieve

c)

length measured in specific direction

d)

total path taken for the whole journey

9.

"rate of change of displacement"


This is definition for ?

a)

Displacement

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Distance

10.

Deceleration is define as _______________________

a)

increase of speed or velocity

b)

time taken for the journey

c)

decrease of speed or velocity

d)

total length measured

11.

"rate of change of speed or velocity"


This is definition for ?

a)

acceleration

b)

distance

c)

deceleration

d)

displacement

12.

Here a examples for non linear motion except

a)

snake movement

b)

roller coaster

c)

moving escalator

d)

spinning top

13.
When one object is travelling with a constant velocity, its acceleration will be 
a)
decreasing
b)
increasing
c)
constant
d)
zero
14.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 
a)
True
b)
False
15.

Acceleration is

a)

Change in speed in a certain time unit

b)

Change in velocity in a certain time unit

c)

Change in distance in a certain time unit

d)

Changes in movement within a certain time unit

16.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
ft/sec2
c)
m/s2
17.
When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car? 
a)
speed up
b)
slow down
c)
make turns
d)
All of the above 
18.
Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?
a)
Its direction changes
b)
It doesn't
c)
It slows down
d)
Its speeds up  
19.
Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in 
a)
time it takes for one place to move to another place. 
b)
velocity of an object.
c)
distance divided by the time interval 
d)
velocity divided by the time interval 
20.
The speedometer on your car tells you
a)
average velocity
b)
instantaneous velocity
c)
average speed
d)
instantaneous speed
21.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
22.
A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Vector
23.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
24.
Speed is different from velocity because
a)
Velocity has a direction
b)
Speed uses Distance /Time
c)
Velocity doesn't include time
d)
Velocity doesn't include distance
25.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration