Class 9 Motion Notes

Main topics covered in this part of CBSE Class 9 Science, Motion: Chapter Notes, are:
 Motion
 Distance and Displacement
 Speed and Velocity
 Acceleration
 Graphical Representation of Motion
Motion:
Movement of any object from one position to another position with respect to the
observer is called as Motion.
Motion Along a Straight Line:

When an object moves along a straight line, the motion of the object is called rectilinear
motion. For example; motion of a car on highway.
Vectors and Scalar Quantities:

 Vector is a quantity which has both magnitude and direction. For example, Force,
position, etc.
 Scalar is a quantity with which direction is not associated. For example, Mass,
temperature, time, etc.
Distance:
 Length of path covered by a moving an object in the given time irrespective of the
direction
is called distance.
 It is a scalar quantity.
 Its SI unit is metre(m).
Displacement:
 The shortest distance measured from initial to the final position of an object is known as
the displacement.
 It is a vector quantity.
Uniform Motion:
 When an object covers equal distances in equal intervals of time, it is said to be in
uniform motion.
Non-Uniform Motion:
 When an object covers unequal distances in equal intervals of time, it is said to be in
non-uniform motion.
Speed (s):
 The distance travelled by an object in unit time is referred to as speed.
 It is represented as:
 Its SI unit is metre/ second (m/s).
 It is a scalar quantity.
 Average speed: For non-uniform motion, the average speed of an object is obtained by
dividing the total distance travelled by an object by the total time taken.
Velocity (v):
 Speed of an object in a particular direction is named as velocity, i.e., it is the
displacement of body in unit time.
 Average velocity: It is given by the arithmetic mean of initial velocity and final velocity
for a given period of time.
Acceleration (a):
 The rate of change of velocity is termed as acceleration.
 Its SI unit is metre/seccond2 (m/s2).
 The acceleration is taken to be positive if it is in the direction of velocity and negative
when it is opposite to the direction of velocity.
 Negative acceleration is also named as retardation or deacceleration.
 An object moving on a circular path though with uniform speed, is always said to be
accelerated as it changes its direction every moment.
 Uniform acceleration: When velocity of body changes by equal amounts in equal time
intervals, acceleration is said to be uniform. For example: Motion of a freely falling ball.
 Non - uniform acceleration: When velocity of body changes by unequal amounts in
equal intervals if time, acceleration is said to be non - uniform. For example: Motion of
car.
Graphical Representation of Motion
1. Distance -Time Graph for Uniform Speed:
Distance -Time graph for uniform speed, is a straight line as shown below:
2. Distance -Time Graph for Non-Uniform Speed:

Distance -Time graph for uniform speed, is obtained in the form of a curve as shown
below:
3. Distance -Time Graph for a Body at Rest:
Distance -Time graph for a body at rest is a straight line parallel to the time axis (x-axis):
Velocity-Time Graph
1. Velocity-Time Graph for Uniform Acceleration:
Velocity-Time graph for uniform acceleration is a straight line as shown below:
2. Velocity-Time Graph for Non-Uniform Acceleration:

Velocity-Time graph for non-uniform acceleration is obtained as a zig-zag line as shown
below:
Circular Motion
1. Uniform circular motion: When an object moves on a circular path with constant or
uniform speed, it is said to have uniform circular motion. For example: motion of hands
of a clock, motion of moon revolving around the earth.
2. Non uniform circular motion: When an object moves on circular path with varying
speed, it is said to have non-uniform circular motion.
When an object is in circular motion, direction of its velocity keeps on changing.
Speed of an Object Moving on a Circular Path:
Suppose a body moves on a circular path with radius r.

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Main topics covered in this part of CBSE Class 9 Science, Motion: Chapter Notes, are:

Motion Along a Straight Line:

Vectors and Scalar Quantities:

2. Distance -Time Graph for Non-Uniform Speed:

2. Velocity-Time Graph for Non-Uniform Acceleration:

Suppose a body moves on a circular path with radius r.

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