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Motion in plane

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An increase or decrease in speed or change in direction is known as-

a)

acceleration

b)

time

c)

speed

d)

velocity

2.

Average speed is calculated by-

a)

Total time/Total distance

b)

Total speed/ Total acceleration

c)

Total distance/Total time

d)

Total velocity/Total distance

3.

If a runner is increasing her speed, would her initial speed be more or less than her final speed?

a)

It would be the same

b)

It would be more

c)

It would be less

d)

It would depend on what speed she started at and what speed she ended at

4.

A horizontal line on a distance versus time graph represents an object that is-

a)

gaining speed

b)

slowing down

c)

not moving at all

d)

maintaining a constant speed

5.
The speedometer on your car measures
a)
average speed.
b)
average velocity
c)
instantaneous speed.
d)
instantaneous velocity.
6.
Which would hit the ground first if dropped from the same height in a vacuum—a feather or a metal bolt?
a)
the feather
b)
the metal bolt
c)
They would hit the ground at the same time.
d)
They would be suspended in a vacuum.
7.

the magnitude of displacement can never be ________ than the distance travelled by the body

a)

lesser

b)

equal

c)

greater

d)

not greater

8.

___________ of an object between two points is the shortest distance between these points.

a)

distance

b)

speed

c)

displacement

d)

none of above

9.

Slope of displacement -time graph gives

a)

velocity

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

displacement

10.

This motion graph represents:

a)

constant speed

b)

acceleration

c)

body at rest

d)

slowing down

11.

An increase or decrease in speed or change in direction is known as-

a)

acceleration

b)

time

c)

speed

d)

velocity

12.

Average speed is calculated by-

a)

Total time/Total distance

b)

Total speed/ Total acceleration

c)

Total distance/Total time

d)

Total velocity/Total distance

13.

If a runner is increasing her speed, would her initial speed be more or less than her final speed?

a)

It would be the same

b)

It would be more

c)

It would be less

d)

It would depend on what speed she started at and what speed she ended at

14.

A horizontal line on a distance versus time graph represents an object that is-

a)

gaining speed

b)

slowing down

c)

not moving at all

d)

maintaining a constant speed

15.
The speedometer on your car measures
a)
average speed.
b)
average velocity
c)
instantaneous speed.
d)
instantaneous velocity.
16.
Which would hit the ground first if dropped from the same height in a vacuum—a feather or a metal bolt?
a)
the feather
b)
the metal bolt
c)
They would hit the ground at the same time.
d)
They would be suspended in a vacuum.
17.

the magnitude of displacement can never be ________ than the distance travelled by the body

a)

lesser

b)

equal

c)

greater

d)

not greater

18.

___________ of an object between two points is the shortest distance between these points.

a)

distance

b)

speed

c)

displacement

d)

none of above

19.

Slope of displacement -time graph gives

a)

velocity

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

displacement

20.

This motion graph represents:

a)

constant speed

b)

acceleration

c)

body at rest

d)

slowing down