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Kinematics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The magnitude of average velocity is equal to average speed when the particle moving with ____

a)

variable speed

b)

constant velocity

c)

variable velocity

d)

constant acceleration

2.

A swimmer's speed in the direction of flow of river is 16 km h -1 . Against the flow of river, the swimmer's speed is 8 km h -1 . The swimmer's speed in still water and the velocity of flow of the river respectively are

a)

12 km h -1 , 4 km h -1

b)

4 km h -1 ,12 km h -1

c)

24 km h -1 ,16 km h -1

d)

16 km h -1 ,24 km h -1

3.

A particle is thrown vertically upward. Its velocity at half of the height is 10 m /s then the maximum height attained by it is ( g = 10m/s2)

a)

8m

b)

20m

c)

10m

d)

16m

4.

If the velocity is v = 2i + t2j - 9 k , then the magnitude of acceleration at t = 0.5 s is ___

a)

1 m s -2

b)

2 m s -2

c)

zero

d)

-1 m s -2

5.

Which one of the following Cartesian

coordinate systems is not followed in

physics?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Identify the unit vector in the following.

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Which one of the following physical

quantities cannot be represented by a

scalar?

a)

Mass

b)

length

c)

momentum

d)

magnitude of acceleration

8.

Two objects of masses m1 and m2 fall

from the heights h1 and h2 respectively.

The ratio of the magnitude of their

momenta when they hit the ground is

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

If a particle has negative velocity and

negative acceleration, its speed

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains same

d)

zero

10.

If an object is dropped from the top of

a building and it reaches the ground at t

= 4 s , then the height of the building is

(ignoring air resistance) (g = 9.8 ms–2)

a)

77.3 m

b)

78.4 m

c)

80.5 m

d)

79.2 m

11.

A ball is projected vertically upwards

with a velocity v. It comes back to ground

in time t. Which v-t graph shows the

motion correctly?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

If one object is dropped vertically

downward and another object is thrown

horizontally from the same height, then

the ratio of vertical distance covered by

both objects at any instant t is

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

0.4

13.

A ball is dropped from some height

towards the ground. Which one of

the following represents the correct

motion of the ball?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

The dimension of point mass is

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

kg

15.

A bird flying in the sky is an example of

a)

one dimensional motion

b)

two dimensional motion

c)

three dimensional motion

d)

none of these

16.

A unit vector is used to specify

a)

only magnitude

b)

only direction

c)

either magnitude or direction

d)

absolute value

17.

The angle between any two orthogonal unit vectors is

a)

0

b)

90°

c)

180°

d)

360°

18.

The vector product of any two vectors gives a

a)

vector

b)

scalar

c)

tensor

d)

collinear

19.

The vector product of two vectors will have maximum magnitude when the angle θ is equal to

a)

b)

90°

c)

180°

d)

360°

20.

The ratio of total path length travelled by the particle in a time interval is equal to

a)

average speed

b)

average velocity

c)

instantaneous speed

d)

instantaneous velocity