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Motion and Time

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An object is said to be in motion when its ----------- changes with time

a)

rate

b)

distance

c)

position

2.

The motion of all objects is not...

a)

different

b)

same

3.

Select the most important types of motion:-

a)

Translatory

b)

Vibratory

c)

Reciprocating

d)

Circular

4.

The motion of a bullock cart moving along a straight line is?

(write in small letters)

(a)  

5.

The motion of the earth around the sun is?

a)

Rotational

b)

Circular

c)

Curvilinear

6.

Motion of a child on a merry go round? (all in small letters)

(a)  

7.

In Rotational Motion, the object spins round and round its?

(a)  

8.

Another name for periodic motion is?

a)

Oscillatory Motion

b)

Translatory Motion

c)

Vibratory Motion

9.

What is the meaning of rectilinear motion?

4 lines
10.

The ---------------- moved by an object in a ----------- of time is the speed of an object?

a)

distance, rate

b)

velocity, unit

c)

unit, velocity

d)

distance, unit

11.

If Car A covers 50 kilometers in 20 minutes and Car B covers 50 kilometers in 30 minutes, which one is slower

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both are slow

12.

The most appropriate unit for expressing the speed of a space rocket is:

a)

m/s

b)

km/s

c)

km/h

d)

km/min

13.

The instrument installed in a car for measuring the distance travelled by the car is called:

a)

barometer

b)

speedometer

c)

anemometer

d)

odometer

14.

The measurement of small time intervals became possible with the development of :

a)

sand clock

b)

sundial

c)

pendulum clock

d)

water clock

15.

The slope of a distance-time graph of a moving object indicates:

a)

distance moved by the object

b)

time taken by the object

c)

speed of the object

d)

position of the object

16.

The clocks and watches which are used for measuring time are based on :

a)

Rectilinear motion

b)

circular motion

c)

periodic motion

d)

rotational motion

17.

The distance moved by an object in a unit time is called

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Time

d)

Speed

18.

The distance-time graph of vehicle moving with constant speed is a ________ line

a)

Curved

b)

horizontal

c)

straight

d)

parallel

19.

The time taken by the pendulum to complete one oscillation is called its

a)

duration

b)

displacement

c)

time interval

d)

time - period

20.

The to and fro motion of a simple pendulum is an example of _________ motion.

a)

Rectilinear

b)

curvilinear

c)

circular

d)

oscillatory

21.

A bus takes 30 minutes to travel a distance of 25 kilometers. The speed of the bus in km/h is :

a)

55 km/h

b)

50 km/h

c)

5 km/h

d)

75 km/min

22.

Which one of the following is a time measuring device:

a)

sundial

b)

odometer

c)

speedometer

d)

barometer

23.

SI unit of time is:

a)

minute

b)

hour

c)

second

d)

mili seconds

24.

A simple pendulum takes 32 seconds to complete 20 oscillations. The time period of this pendulum is:

a)

12 seconds

b)

1.6 seconds

c)

1.8 seconds

d)

52 seconds

25.

Observe the figure.

The time period of a simple pendulum is the time taken by it to travel from

a)

A to B and back to A

b)

O to A, A to B and B to A

c)

B to A, A to B and B to O

d)

A to B

26.

A body whose position with respect to surrounding does not change is said to be in a state of

a)

Rest

b)

Motion

c)

Vibrational

d)

Curvilinear