Class 9 Physics Holiday Home Work
Class 9 Physics Holiday Home Work
Class 9 Physics Holiday Home Work
Class -9
Subject- Physics
Ch-8 Motion
Holiday Home work
a.Zero acceleration
b. Zero velocity
c.Variable acceleration
d.Constant acceleration
6. Distance covered by the body during the interval from 10 to 20 seconds
a. 270m
b. 200m
c. 360m
d. 400m
7. Which of the following is the position time graph for a body at rest?
a) c)
b) d)
8. If a body starts from rest, what can be said about the acceleration of the body?
a. Positively accelerated
b. Negative accelerated
c. Uniform accelerated
d. None of the above
15. A particle starting from origin, moves 3 m North, 4 m East, 5 m South and then returns
back to its initial position. Which of the following figures represents the path travelled by
the particle?
a) b)
c) D)
16. Choose the correct statement.
a) The displacement can be greater than distance when the path of motion is circular.
b) The displacement can never be greater than distance. It can either be less than or
equal to distance.
c) The displacement can be greater than distance when the path of motion is
parabolic.
d) The displacement of an object is always equal to the distance travelled by it.
17. A) Draw Velocity- time graph of an object decelerating to a constant speed and then
accelerating.
a. B) Draw distance –time graph for an object having accelerated motion.
18. With reference to the figure given below answer the following questions:
a. A) Which object is the fastest? B) Which object is the slowest?
b. C) What is the SI unit of the physical quantity given by slope of this graph? D)
What is the acceleration of each object?
19. The Distance –time graph of body A makes an angle of 30 degree with distance axis and
body B makes an angle of 30 degree with time axis. Which object is faster? Give reason
for your answer.
20. Calculate the speed of tip of minute hand of a clock, whose length is 7cm. (1.22x10-7m/s)
21. A and B start running across a circular track of radius r. A moves clockwise and covers
three quarters of track, whereas B travels anticlockwise and covers one complete circle in
time, t.
a. What will be the distance and displacement of A and B after their motion? Which
is running faster? How far are they from each other after time 2t? ( A-(¾)2πr,2r;
B- 2 πr, 0; B is faster; 2r)
22. An object starts its journey from point O. A, B, C, D and E represent the position of the
object at different instants. The object moves through A, B, C, D and E and then moves
back to point C. With reference to given figure, Calculate:
(a) The distance travelled by the object in given case.
(b) the displacement of the object.
(c) Name the reference point in the given case.
d) What will be the distance covered and displacement if the object starts from point A and
then goes to point E and returns to point O.
23. Velocity-time graph for the motion of an object in a straight path is a straight line parallel
to the time axis.
a. Identify the nature of motion of the object.
b. What will be the acceleration of this object?
c. Draw distance –time graph for this motion of object.
24. Answer the following and Give reason for your answer:
a. Can the average speed of a moving object be zero?
b. Can the average velocity of a moving object be zero?
c. Is the motion of moon around the Earth uniform or accelerated?
Long Answer type-
25. Answer the following questions by using the graph given below
26. Two stones are thrown vertically upwards simultaneously with their initial velocities u 1
and u2 respectively. Prove that the heights reached by them would be in the ratio of u12: u22
27. A particle moves in a circle with O as centre and AO = OB = 5 cm, as radius, as shown in
the figure. It starts from A. Calculate:
(a) the distance covered, and
(b) the displacement, when it reaches B.
28. (c) Can the displacement be greater than the distance travelled by an object?
29. Suppose a squirrel is moving at a steady speed from the base of a tree towards some nuts.
It then stays in the same position for a while, eating the nuts, before returning to the tree at
the same speed. A graph can be plotted with distance on the x-axis and the time on y-axis.
30. Observe the graph carefully and answer the following questions.
(i) Which part of the graph shows the squirrel moving away from the tree?
(ii) Name the point on the graph which is 6 m away from the base of the tree.
(iii) Which part of the graph shows that the squirrel is not moving?
(iv) Which part of the graph shows that the squirrel is returning to the tree?
(v) Calculate the speed of the squirrel from the graph during its journey.