Class9ScienceMotion Merged

LAKHMIR SINGH SCIENCE CLASS 9 PHYSICS SOLUTIONS
Chapter : MOTION
Chapter -1
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Very Short Answer Type Questions
1. Is displacement a scalar wuantity?
2. State whether distance is a scalar or a vector

quantity.
3. Change the speed of 6 m/s into km/h.
4. What name is given to the speed in a specified

direction?
5. Give two examples of bodies having non-uniform

motion.
6. Name the physical quantity obtained by dividing

‘Distance travelled’ by ‘Time Taken’ to travel that
distance.
7. What do the following measure in a car?
(a) Speedometer (b) Odometer
8. Name the physical quantity which gives us an idea

of how slow or fast a body is moving.
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9. Under what conditions can a body travel a certain

distance and yet its resultant displacement by zero?
10. In addition to speed, what else shouls we know to

predict the position of a moving body?
11. When is a body said to have uniform velocity?
12. Under which condition is the magnitude of average

velocity equal to average speed?
13. Which of the two can be zero under certain

conditions: average speed of a moving body or
average velocity of a moving body?
14. Give one example of a situation in which a body has

a certain average speed but its average velocity is
zero.
15. What is the acceleration of a body moving with

uniform velocity?
16. What is the other name of negative acceleration?
17. Name the physical quantity whose SI unit is :
(a) m/s (b) ms/2
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18. What type of motion is exhibited by a freely falling

body?
19. What is the SI unit of retardation?
20. Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:
(a) Displacement is a ……………quantity

whereas distance is a ………….quantity.
(b) The physical quantity which gives both,

the speed and direction of motion of a body is
called its …………
(c) A motorcycle has a steady ……………. Of 3

m/s2. This means that
every ………..its ………increases by ………… .
(d) Velocity is the rate of change of ……… . It

is measured in ………….. .
(e) Acceleration is the rate of change

of ……….. . It is measured in ………………… .
Short Answer Type Questions
21. What type of motion, uniform or non-uniform, is

exhibited by a freely falling body? Give reason for your
answer.
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22. State whether speed is a scalar or a vector

quantity. Give reason for your choice.
23. Bus X travels a distance of 360 km is 5 hours.

Whereas bus Y travels a distance of 476 km in 7 hours.
Which bus travels faster?
24. Arrange the following speeds in increasing order

(keeping the least speed first) :
(i) An athlete running with a speed of 10 m/s.
(ii) A bicycle moving with a speed of 200

m/min.
(iii) A scooter moving with a speed of 30

km/h.
25.(a) Write the formula for acceleration. Give

the meaning of each symbol which occurs in it.
(b) A train starting from railway Station attains a speed

of 21 m/s in one minute. Find its acceleration.
26. (a) What term is used to denote the change of

velocity with time?
(b) Give one word which means the same as ‘moving

with a negative acceleration”.
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(c) The displacement of a moving object in a given

interval of time is zero. Would the distance travelled by
the object also be zero? Give reason for your answer
27. A snail covers a distance of 100 metres in 550

hours. Calculate the average speed of snail in km/h.
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28. A tortoise moves a distance of 100 metres in 15

mintues. What is the average speed of tortoise in
km/h?
29. If a sprinter runs a distance of 100 metres in 9.83

seconds, calculate his average speed in km/h.
30. A motorcyclist drives from place A to B with a

uniform speed of 30 km h-1 and returns from place B to
A with a uniform speed of 20 km h-1. Find his average
speed.
31. A motorcyclist starts from rest and reaches a speed

of 6 m/s after travelling with uniform acceleration for 3
s. What is his acceleration?
32. An aircraft travelling at 600 km/h accelerates

steadily at 10 km/h per second. Taking the speed of
sound as 1100 km/h at the aircraft’s altitude, how long
will it take to reach the ‘sound barrier’?
33. If a bus travelling at 20 m/s is subjected to a

steady deceleration of 5 m/s2, how long will it take to
come to rest?
Long Answer Type Questions
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34 (a) What is the difference between ‘distance

travelled’ by a body and its ‘displacement’? Explain
with the help of a diagram.
(b) An ant travels a distance of 8 cm from P to Q and

then moves a distance of 6 cm at right angles to PQ.
Find its resultant displacement.
35. Define motion. What do you understand by the

terms ‘uniform motion’? Explain with examples.
36. (a) Define speed. What is the SI unit of speed?
(b) What is meant by (i) average speed, and (ii)

uniform speed?
37. (a) Define velocity. What is the SI unit of velocity?
(b) What is the difference between speed and velocity?
(c) Convert a speed of 54 km/h inmto m/s.
38. (a) What is meant by the term ‘acceleration’? State

the SI unit of acceleration.
(b) Define the term ‘uniform acceleration’. Give one

example of a uniformly accelerated motion.
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39. The distance between Delhi and Agra is 200 km. A

train travels the first 100 km at a speed of 50 km/h.
How fast must the train travel the next 100 km, so as
to average 70 km/h for the whole journey?
40. A train travels the first 15 km at a uniform speed of

30 km/h; the next 75 km at a uniform speed of 50
km/h; and the last 10 km at a uniform speed of 20
km/h. Calculate the average speed for the entire train
journey.
41. A car is moving along a straight road at a steady

speed. It travels 150 m in 5 seconds :
(a) What is its average speed?
(b) How far does it travel in 1 second?
(c) How far does it travel in 6 seconds?
(d) How long does it take to travel 240 m?
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
42. A particle is moving in a circular path of radius r.

The displacement after half a circle would be:
(a) 0 (b) pr
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(c) 2r (d) 2pr
43. The numerical ratio of displacement to distance for

a moving object is :
(a) always less than 1
(b) equal to 1 or more than 1
(c) always more than 1
(d) equal to 1 or less than 1
44. A boy is sitting on a merry-go-round which is

moving with a constant speed of 10 ms-1. This means
that the boy is :
(a) at rest
(b) moving with no acceleration
(c) in accelerated motion
(d) moving with uniform velocity
45. In which of the following cases of motion, the

distance moved and the magnitude of displacement are
equal?
(a) if the car is moving on straight road
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(b) if the car is moving on circular road
(c) if the pendulum is moving to and fro
(d) if a planet is moving around the sun
46. The speed of a moving object is determined to be

0.06 m/s. This speed is equal to :
(a) 2.16 km/h (b) 1.08 km/h
(c) 0.216 km/h (d) 0.0216 km/h
47. A freely falling object travels 4.9 m in 1st second,

14.7 m in 2nd second, 24.5 m in 3rd second, and so on.
This data shows that the motion of a freely falling
object is a case of:
(a) uniform motion
(b) uniform acceleration
(c) no acceleration
(d) uniform velocity
48. When a car runs on a circular track with a uniform

speed, its velocity is said to be changing. This is
because:
(a) the car has a uniform acceleration
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(b) the directions of car varies contunuosuly.
(c) the car travels unequal distances in equal

time intervals
(d) the car travels equal distances in unequal

time intervals
49. Which of the following statement is correct

regarding velocity and speed of a moving body?
(a) velocity of a moving body is always

higher than its speed
(b) speed of a moving body is always higher

than its velocity
(c) speed of a moving body is its velocity in

a given direction
(d) velocity of a moving body is its speed in

a given direction.
50. Which of the following can sometimes be ‘zero’ for a

moving body?
(i) average velocity
(ii) distance travelled
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(iii) average speed
(iv) displacement
(a) only (i) (b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (i) and (iv) (d) only (iv)
51. When a car driver travelling at a spped of 10 m/s

applies brakes and brings the car to rest in 20 s, then
retardation will be :
(a) + 2 m/s2 (b) -2 m/s2
(c) - 0.5 m/s2 (d) + 0.5 m/s2
52. Which of the following could not be a unit of speed?
(a) km/h (b) s/m
(c) m/s (d) mm s-1
53. One ot the following is not a vector quantity. This

one is :
(a) displacement (b) speed
(c) acceleration (d) velocity
54. Which of the following could not be a unit of

acceleration?
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(a) km/s2 (b) cm s2
(c) km/s (d) m/ s2
Questions Based on High Order Thinking Skills

(HOTS)
55. A body is moving along a circular path of a radius

R. What will be the distance travelled and displacement
of the body when it completes half a revolution?
56. If on a round trip you travel 6 km and then arrive

back home:
(a) What distance have you travelled?
(b) What is your final displacement?
57. A body travels a distance of 3 km towards East,

then 4 km towards North and finally 9 km towards
East.
(i) What is the total distance travelled?
(ii) What is the resultant displacement?
58. A boy walks from his classroom to the bookshop

along a straight corridor towards North. He covers a
distance of 20 m in 25 seconds to reach the bookshop.
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After buying a book, he travels the same distance in

the samt time to reach back in the classroom. Find (a)
average speed, and (b) average velocity, of the boy
59. A car travels 100 km at a speed of 60 km/h and

returns with a speed of 40 km/h. Calculate the average
speed for the whole journey.
60. A ball hits a wall horizontally at 6.0 m/s-1. It

rebounds horizontally at 4.4 m s-1. The ball is in
contact with the wall for 0.040 s. What is the
acceleration of the ball?
ANSWERS
1. No, displacement is a vector quantity.

2. Distance is a scalar quantity.
3. 6 m/s
= 6 x (3600/1000) km/hr = 21.6km/hr
4.Speed of a body in a specified direction is called

velocity.
5. (a) Motion of a bus on a road
(b) Motion of a racing horse
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6. Speed is defined as the distance travelled per unit

time.
7. (a) The speedometer of a car measures

instantaneous speed of the car.
(b) Odometer is a device used to record the distance

travelled by the car.
8. Speed gives an idea of how slow or fast a body is

moving.
9. When the body comes back to its starting point;
10. Direction of speed
11. When a body covers equal distances in equal

intervals of time in a particular direction however small
or big the time interval may be, the object is said to
have uniform velocity.
12. When the body moves along a straight line path;
13. Average velocity
14. Motion of a boy from his home to shop (in one

direction) and back to home (in its reverse direction) is
an example of a situation in which a body has a certain
average speed but its average velocity is zero.
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15. When a body is moving with uniform velocity, its

acceleration is zero.
16. Retardation (or Deceleration);
17. (a) Speed (or velocity)
(b) Acceleration;
18. Uniformly accelerated motion
19. S.I. unit of retardation is m/s2.
20. (a) vector; scalar
(b) velocity
(c) acceleration; second; speed (or velocity); 3 m/s
(d) displacement; m/s
(e) velocity; m/s2
21. A freely falling body has non-uniform motion

because it covers smaller distances in the initial '1
second' intervals and larger distances in the later '1
second' intervals, i.e., it covers unequal distances in
equal intervals of time.
22. Speed is a scalar quantity as it has magnitude only,

it has no specified direction.
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23. For bus X,
Speed= Distance/Time
Speed=360/5=72km/h
For bus Y,
Speed= Distance/Time
Speed=476/7=68 km/h
Speed of bus X is more than that of bus Y. Hence, bus

X travels faster.
24. Speed of athelete = 10 m/s
Speed of bicycle = 200 m/min = 200/60 m/s = 3.33

m/s
Speed of scooter = 30 km/h = 30000/3600 m/s = 8.33

m/s
3.33 m/s < 8.33 m/s <10 m/s
i.e. 200 m/min < 30 km/h < 10 m/s
25. (a)Acceleration=
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(b) u = 0 m/s
v = 21 m/s
Time, t = 1 min = 60 sec
26. (a) Acceleration
(b) Retardation
(c) No. Because distance is a scalar quantity having

magnitude only. It has no specified direction.
27. Average speed = Total distance travelled/ Total

time taken
Total distance travelled = 100m = 0.1 km; Total time

taken = 50 hr
Average speed= 0.1/50=0.002km/h
28. Total distance=100m =0.1 km
Total time taken=15 minutes= 15/60=0.25 hour
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Average speed = Total distance travelled/ Total time

taken
=0.1/0.25= 0.4km/h
29. Total distance travelled=100m
Total time taken = 9.83 sec
Average speed = Total distance travelled/ Total time

taken
=100/9.83 =10.172m/s
Averge speed in km/h:
10.172 x(3600/1000)=36.62 km/h
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31. Initial velocity= 0m/s
Final velocity=6m/s
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Time=3 sec
Acceleration =
32. Initial velocity, u = 600 km/h
Final velocity, v = 1100 km/h
Acceleration = 10 km/h/s = 600 km/h2
From relation, a = (v-u)/t
t = (v-u)/a
t = (1100-600)/600 = 500/600 = 5/6 hr = 50 sec
33. Deceleration, a=-5m/s2
Initial velocity, u=20m/s
Final velocity, v=0m/s
t=?
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34. (a) Distance travelled is the actual length of the

indirect path covered by the body whereas
displacement refers to the straight line path between
the initial and final positions. For e.g. In the figure
given below, a body moves from point A to point B and
then from point B to point C. Here, the distance
travelled by the body is AB + BC and displacement is
AC.
(b)
PQ=8cm
QR=6 cm
Resultant Displacement PR =
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35. A body is said to be in motion when its position

changes continuously with respect to a stationary
object taken as reference point.
A body has uniform motion if it travels equal distances

in equal intervals of time, no matter how small these
time intervals may be. For example: a car running at a
constant speed of 10m/s, will cover equal distance of
10m every second, so its motion will be uniform.
Non-uniform motion: A body has a non-uniform motion

if it travels unequal distances in equal intervals of time.
For example: dropping a ball from the roof of a tall
building .
36. (a) Speed of a body is the distance travelled by it

per unit time. The SI unit of speed is m/s.
(b) (i) Average speed of a body is the total distance

travelled divided by the total time taken to cover this
distance.
(ii) Uniform speed refers to the constant speed of a

moving body. A body has a uniform speed if it travels
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equal distance in equal intervals of time, no matter

how small these time intervals may be.
37. (a) Velocity of a body is the distance travelled by it

per unit time in a given direction. SI unit of velocity is
m/s.
( b) (i)Speed is a scalar quantity whereas velocity

is a vector quantity.
(ii) Speed of a body is distance travelled by it per unit

time whereas velocity of a body is the distance
travelled by it per unit time in a given direction.
(iii)Speed is always positive whereas velocity can be

both positive as well as negative.
(c) Speed = 54km/h = 54 x (1000/3600) = 15m/s
38. (a) Acceleration of a body is defined as the rate of

change of its velocity with time. SI unit of acceleration
is m/s2.
(b) A body has uniform acceleration if it travels in a

straight line and its velocity increases by equal
amounts in equal intervals of time. For example:
Motion of a freely falling body.
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40.
41.
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42. (c); 43. (d); 44. (c); 45. (a); 46. (c); 47. (b); 48.
(b); 49. (d); 50. (c); 51. (d); 52. (b); 53. (b); 54. (c);
55. Distance travelled in half a rotation of a circular

path is equal to the circumference of semi-circle, i.e.,
=pR.
Displacement= diameter of circle= 2R
56. (i) Distance travelled = 6 km
(ii) Displacement = zero (since final position is same as

initial position)
57. (i) Total distance travelled= 3 + 4 +9=16 km
(ii) The body travels a total distance of 12 km in east

direction i.e. towards x-axis.
And it travels a distance of 4 km in North direction, i.e.

towards y-axis.
Hence, resultant displacement is
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58. (a) Total distance covered in going to the bookshop

and coming back to the classroom = 20 + 20 = 40m
Total time taken= 25 + 25 = 50 sec
59. In the first case, car travels at a speed of 60 km/h

for a distance of 100 km
In the second case, car travels at a speed of 40 km/h

for a distance of 100 km
Total distance travelled = 200 km
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60. Initial velocity, u=6m/s
Final velocity ,v=-4.4m/s (the ball rebounds in opposite

direction)
Time, t = 0.040 s
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Very Short Answer Type Questions
1. (a) What remain constant in uniform curcular

motion?
(b) What change continuously in uniform

circular motion?
2. State whether the following statement is true of

false:
Earth moves round the sun with uniform velocity.
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3. A body goes round the sun with constant speed in a

circular orbit. Is the motion uniform or accelerated?
4. What conclusion can you draw about the velocity of

a body from the displacement-time graph shown
below:
5. Name the quantity which is measured by the area

occupied under the velocity-time graph.
6. What does the slope of a speed-time graph

indicate?
7. What does the slope of a distance-time graph

indicate?
8. Give one example of a motion where an object does

not change its speed but its direction of motion
changes continuously.
9. Name the type of motion in which a body has a

constant speed but not constant velocity.
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10. What can you say about the motion of a body if its
speed-time is a straight line parallel to the time axis?
11. What conclusion can you draw about the speed of a

body from the following distance-time graph:
12. What can you say about the motion of a body

whose distance time graph is a straight line parallel to
the time axis?
13. What conclusion can you draw about the

acceleration of a body from the speed time graph
shown below?
14. A satellite goes round the earth in a circular orbit

with constant speed. Is the motion uniform or
accelerated?
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15. Whgat type off motion is represented by the tip of

‘seconds’ hand’ of watch? Is it uniform or accelerated?
16. Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :
(a) If a body moves with uniform velocity, its

acceleration is ……………
(b) The slope of a distance time graph

indicates ……………… os a moving body.
(c) The slope of a speed-time graph of a

moving body gives its …………..
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(d) In a speed-time graph, the area enclosed

by the speed-time curve and the time axis gives
the ………………by the body.
(e) It is possible for something to accelerate

but not change its speed if it moves in a ……………
Short Answer Type Questions
17. Is the uniform circular motion

accelerated? Give reasons for your answer.
18. Write the formula to calculate the speed

of a body moving along a circular path. Give the
meaning of each symbol which occurs in it.
19. Explain why, the motion of a body which

is moving with constant speed in a circula speed
in a circular path is said to be accelerated.
20. What is the difference between uniform linear

motion and uniform circular motion? Explain with
examples.
21. State an important characteristic of uniform circular

mnotion. Name the force which brings about uniform
circular motion.
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22. Find the initial velocity of a car which is stopped in

10 seconds by applying brakes. The retardation due to
brakes is 2.5 m/s2.
23. Describe the motion of a body which is accelerating

at a constant rate of 10 ms2. Calculate the speed of the
motorcycle after 10 seconds, and the distance travelled
in this time.
24. A motorcycle moving with a speed of 5 m/s is

subjected to an acceleration of 0.2 m/s2. Calculate the
speed of the motorcycle after 10 seconds, and the
distance travelled in this time.
25. A bus running at a speed of 18 km/h is stopped in

2.5 seconds by applying brakes. Calculate the
retardation produced.
26. A train starting from rest moves with a uniform

acceleration of 0.2 m/s2 for 5 minutes. Calculate the
speed acquired and the distance travelled in this time.
27. Name the two quantities, the slope of whose graph

gives :
(a) speed, and (b) acceleration
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28. A cheetah starts from rest, and accelerates at 2

m/s2 for 10 seconds. Calculate :
(a) the final velocity
(b) the distance travelled.
29. A train travelling at 20 m s-1 accelerates at 0.5 m s-

2
for 30 s. How far will it travel in this time?
30. A cyclist is travelling at 15 m s-1. She applies brakes

so that she does not collide with a wall 18 m away.
What deceleration must she have?
31. Draw a velocity-time graph to show the following

motion :
A car accelerates uniflrmly from rest for 5 s; then

it travels at a steady velocity for 5 s.
32. The velocity-time graph for part of a train journey is

a horizontal straight line. What does this tell you about
(a) the train’s velocity, and
(b) about its acceleration?
Long Answer Type Questions
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33. (a) Explain the meaning of the following

equation of motion :
v = u + at
where symbols have their usual meanings.
(b) A body starting from rest travels with

uniform acceleration. If it travels 100 m in 5 s,
what is the value of acceleration?
34. (a) Derive the formula : v = u + at; where
the symbols have usual meanings.
(b) A bus was moving with a speed of 54

km/h. On applying brakes it stopped in 8
seconds. Calculate the acceleration.
35. (a) Derive the formula : s = ut + 12 at2, where
the symbols have usual meanings.
(b) A train starting from stationary position

and moving with uniform acceleration attains a
speed of 36 km per hour in 10 minutes. Find its
acceleration.
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36. (a) Write the three equations of uniformly

accelerated motion. Give the meaning of each
symbol which occurs in them.
(b) A car acquires a velocity of 73 km per

hour in 10 seconds starting from rest. Find (i)
the acceleration, (ii) the average velocity, and
(iii) the distance travelled in this time.
37. (a) What is meant by uniform circular

motion? Give two examples of uniform circular
motion.
(b) The tip of seconds’ hand of a clock takes

60 seconds to move once on the circular dial of
the clock. If the radius of the dial of the clock be
10.5 cm, calculate the speed of the tip of the
seconds’ hand of the clock (given p= 22 )
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38. Show by means of graphical method that :
v = u + at where the symbols have their usual

meanings.
39. Show by using the graphical method that : s=

ut + 12 at2, where the symbols have usual meanings.
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40. Derive the following equation of motion by the

graphical method : v2 = u2 + 2as, where the symbols
have their usual meanings.
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
41. A bus increases its speed from 36 km/h to 72 km/h

in 10 seconds. Its acceleration is :
(a) 5 m/s2 (b) 2 m/s2
(c) 3.6 m/s2 (d) 1 m/s2
42. A bus moving along a straight line at 20 m/s

undergoes an acceleration of 4 m/s2. After 2 seconds,
its speed wil be :
(a) 8 m/s (b) 12 m/s
(c) 16 m/s (d) 28 m/s
43. The slope of a speed-time graph gives :
(a) distance travelled
(b) velocity
(c) acceleration
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(d) displacement
44. The area under a speed-time graph represents a

physical quantity which has the unit of :
(a) m (b) m2
(c) m s-1 (d) m s-2
45. If the displacement of an object is proportional to

the square of time, then the object is moving with :
(a) uniform velocity
(b) uniform acceleration
(c) increasing acceleration
(d) decreasing acceleration
46. Four cars A, B, C and D are moving on a levelled,

straight road. Their distance-time graphs are shown in
the given figure. Which of the following is the correct
statement regarding the motion of these cars?
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(a) car A is faster than car D.
(b) car B is the slowest
(c) car D is faster than the car C.
(d) car C is the slowest
47. A car of mass 1000 kg is moving with a velocity of

10 m s-1. If the velocity-time graph for this car is a
horizontal line parallel to the time axis, then the
velocity of car at the end of 25 s will be :
(a) 25 m/s-1 (b) 40 m/s-1
(c) 10 m/s-1 (d) 250 m/s-1
48. A motorcycle is being driven at a speed of 20 m/s

when brakes are applied to bring it to rest in five
seconds. The deceleration produced in this case will be
:
(a) + 4 m/s2 (b) - 4 m/s2
(c) + 0.25 m/s2 (d) - 0.25 m/s2
49. A sprinter is running along the circumstance of a

big sports stadium with constant speed. Which of the
following do you think is changing in this case?
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(a) magnitude in which the sprinter being

produced
(b) distance covered by the sprinter per

second
(c) direction in which the sprinter is running
(d) centripetal force acting on the sprinter.
50. A student draws a distance-time graph for a moving

object shown here, the part which indicates uniform
deceleration of the object is :
(a) ST(b) QR
(c) RS (d) PQ
51. A student draws a distance-time graph for a moving

scooter and finds that a section of the graph is a
horizontal line parallel to the time axis. Which of the
following conclusion is correct about this section of the
graph?
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(a) the scooter has uniform speed in this

section
(b) the distance travelled by scooter is the

maximum in this section
(c) the distance travelled by the scooter is

the minimum in this section
(d) the distance travelled by the scooter is

zero in this section
52. Which one of the following is most likely not a case

of uniform circular motion?
(a) motion of the earth around the sun
(b) motion of a toy train on a circular track
(c) motion of a racing car on a circular track
(d) motion of hours’ hand on the dial of a

clock
Questions Based on High Order Thinking Skills

(HOTS)
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53. The graph given alongside shows the positions of a

body at different times. Calculate the speed of the body
as it moves from :
(i) A to B (ii) B to C, and
(iii) C to D.
54. What can you bsay about the motion of a body is :
(a) its displacement-time graph is a straight

line?
(b) its velocity-time graph is a straight line?
55. A body with an initial velocity x moves with a

uniform acceleration y. Plot its velocity-time graph is a
straight line?
56. Given alongside is the velocity-time graph for a

moving body :
Find (i) Velocity of the body at point C.
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(ii) Acceleration acting on the body between

A and B.
(iii) Acceleration acting on the body beyween

B and C.
57. A body is moving uniformly in a straight line with a

velocity of 5 m/s. Find graphically the distance covered
by it in 5 seconds.
58. The speed-time graph of an ascending passenger

lift is given alongside.
What is the acceleration of the lift :
(i) During the first two seconds?
(ii) between second and tenth second?
(iii) during the last two seconds?
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59. A car is moving on a straight road with uniform

acceleration. The speed of the car varies with time as
follows :
Time (s) Speed (m/s)

0 4
2 8
4 12
6 16
8 20
10 24
Draw the speed-time graph by chooding a
convenient scale. From this graph :
(i) Calculate the acceleration of the car.
(ii) Calculate the distance travelled by the

car in 10 seconds.
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60. The graph given alongside shows how the speed of

a car changes with time :
(i) What is the initial speed of the car?
(ii) What is the maximum speed attained by

the car?
(iii) Which part of the graph shows zero

acceleration?
(iv) Which part of the graph shows varying

retardation?
(v) Find the distance travelled in first 8

hours.
61. Three speed-time graphs are given below:
Which graph represents the case of :
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(i) a cricket ball thrown vertically upwards and

returning to the hands of the thrower?
(ii) a trolley decelerating to a constant speed

and then accelerating uniformly?
62. Study the speed-time graph of a car given

alongside and answer the following questions :
(i) What type of motion is represented by OA?
(ii) What type of motion is represented by

AB?
(iii) Wht type of motion is represented by BC?
(iv) What is the acceleration of car from O to

A?
(v) What is the acceleration of car A to B?
(vi) What is the retardation of car from B to

C?
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63. What type of motion is represented by each one of

the following graphs?
64. A car is travelling along the road at 8 m s-1. It

accelerates at 1 m s-2. For a distance of 18 m. How fast
is it then travelling?
65. A car is travelling at 20 m/s along a road. A child

runs out into the road 50 m ahead and the car driver
steps on the brake pedal. What must the car’s
deceleration be if the car is to stop just before it
reaches the child?
ANSWERS
1. (a) Speed
(b) Direction (of motion);
2. False;
3. Accelerated;
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4. Uniform velocity;
5. Distance travelled (by the moving body);
6. Acceleration;
7. Speed
8. Motion of moon around the earth.
9. Uniform circular motion;
10. The speed of body is constant (or uniform);
11. Uniform speed;
12. The body is not moving. It is stationary;
13. Non-uniform acceleration;
14. Accelerated;
15. Uniform circular motion, Accelerated;
16. (a) zero
(b) speed
(c) acceleration
(d) distance travelled
(e) circular path
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17. Yes, uniform circular motion is accelerated because

the velocity changes due to continuous change in the
direction of motion.
18. The speed of a body moving along a circular path is

given by the formula:
where, v= speed
p=3.14 ( it is a constant)
r= radius of circular path
t= time taken for one round of circular path
19. The motion of a body which is moving with

constant speed in a circular path is said to be
accelerated because its velocity changes continuously
due to the continuous change in the direction of
motion.
20. Uniform linear motion is uniform motion along a

linear path or a straight line. The direction of motion is
fixed. So, it is not accelerated. For e.g.: a car running
with uniform speed of 10km/hr on a straight road.
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Uniform circular motion is uniform motion along a

circular path. The direction of motion changes
continuously. So, it is accelerated. For e.g.: motion of
earth around the sun.
21. An important characteristic of uniform circular

motion is that the direction of motion in it changes
continuously with time, so it is accelerated.
Centripetal force brings about uniform circular motion.
22. 25 m/s;
23. The velocity of this body is increasing at a rate of

’10 metres per second’ every second; 20m;
24. 7 m/s; 60 m;
25. 2 m/s2; 26. 60 m/s; 9 km;
27. (a) Distance and Time (b) Speed (or velocity) and
Time;
28. (a) 20 m/s (b) 100 m 29. 825 m; 30. 6.25 m s-2;
31.
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32. (a) The train has a uniform velocity
(b) There is no acceleration;
33. (b) 8 m/s2;
34. (b) – 1.87 m/s2;
35. (b) 0.016 m/s2;
36. (b) (i) 2 m/s2 (ii) 10 m/s2 (iii) 100 m;
37. (b) 0.011 m/s;
41. (d); 42. (d); 43. (c); 44. (b); 45. (b); 46. (b); 47.
(c); 48. (a); 49. (c); 50. (c); 51. (d); 52. (c); 53. (i) 1
cm/s (ii) zero (iii) 2 cm/s;
54. (a) Uniform velocity (b) Uniform acceleration; 31;
56. (i) 40 km/h (ii) 6.6 km/h2 (iii) zero;
57. 25 m;
58. (i) 2.3 m/s2 (ii) Zero (iii) -2.3 m/s2; 59. (1) 2 m/s2
(ii) 140 m;
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60. (i) 10 km/h (ii) 35 km/h (iii) BC (iv) CD (v) 242.5

km;
61. (i) c (ii) a;
62. (i) Uniform acceleration (ii) Constant speed (iii)

Uniform retardation (or Uniform deceleration) (iv) 4
m/s2 (v) Zero (vi) 2 m/s2;
63. (a)Uniform acceleration (b) Constant speed
(c) Uniform retardation (or Uniform deceleration)
(d) Non-uniform retardation (or Non-uniform

deceleration);
64. 10 m/s-1;
65. 4 m/s2
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Question 1: From the given v-t graph (figure) c) 1000m
it can be inferred that the object is moving d) 900m
with Answer: 270m
Question 4: The velocity of the body at the

point B is
a) uniform velocity
b) non uniform velocity
c) At rest
d) moving with uniform acceleration
Answer: uniform velocity
Question 2: What does the slope of distance -

time graph give? a) 36m/s
b) 20m/s
c) 40m/s
d) 50m/s
Answer: 36m/s
Question 5: At the point A the body is at a

distance of
a) acceleration
b) both[a] and [c] depending upon the time of
graph
c) Speed
d) uniform speed
Answer: acceleration
a) 180m
Question 3: In the total journey the body has b) 200m
travelled up to a distance of c) 300m
d) 50m
Answer: 180m
a) 270m
b) 800m
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Question 6: Distance covered by the body b) Area under the graph
during the interval from 10sec to 20 sec is c) Is denoted by a line parallel to the time axis at
any point on the distance axis
d) Is denoted by a line parallel to the distance
axis at any point on the time axis
Answer: Equal to the slope of the graph
Question 10: An example of a body moving

with constant speed but still accelerating is
a) A body moving with constant speed in a
circular path
b) A body moving with constant speed on a
straight road
a) 270m c) A body moving in a helical path with constant
b) 200m speed
c) 360m d) A body moving with constant speed on a
d) 400m straight railway track
Answer: 270m Answer: A body moving with constant speed
in a circular path
Question 7: From the figure the body is
moving with Question11: SI Unit of measurement of
acceleration is
a) m/s2
b) m/s
c) M
d) m/hr
Answer: m/s2
Question12 : Formula to find the average

velocity of a body is given by
a) Vav=(u + v)/2
b) Sn ={u + a/2(2n-1)}
c) S= ut + 1/2 a t2
a) Constant Acceleration d) V= u + at
b) Zero velocity Answer: Vav=(u + v)/2
c) Variable Acceleration
d) Zero Acceleration Question 13: An object travels 20m in 5 sec
Answer: Constant Acceleration and then another 40m in 5 se What is the
average speed of the object?
Question 8: Distance covered by a body from a) 6m/s
velocity-time graph is b) 0 m/s
a) Area under the graph c) 12m/s
b) Equal to the slope of the graph d) 2m/s
c) Is denoted by a line parallel to the time axis at Answer: 6m/s
any point on the distance axis
Question 14: A farmer moves along the
d) Is denoted by a line parallel to the distance
boundary of a square field of side 10 m in 40
axis at any point on the time axis
Answer: Area under the graph sec. The magnitude of displacement of the
farmer at the end of 2 minutes 20 seconds
Question 9: The acceleration of a body from a from his initial position is
velocity - time graph is a) 10 `sqrt(2m)`
a) Equal to the slope of the graph b) 30m
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c) 10m Question 21. Which of the following
d) 40m statement is correct regarding velocity and
Answer: 10 `sqrt(2m)` speed of a moving body?
(a) Velocity of a moving body is always higher
Question 15: A man travels a distance of 20 than its speed
(b) Speed of a moving body is always higher
km from his home to office, and 10 km than its velocity
towards his house back. Then the (c) Speed of a moving body is its velocity in a
displacement covered by the man in the given direction
whole trip is (d) Velocity of a moving body is its speed in a
a) 10 Km given direction
b) 30 Km Answer: D
c) zero Km
Question 22. If car A is at 40 km/h and car B
d) 50 Km is at 10 km/h i n the opposite direction, what
Answer: 10 Km is the velocity of the car A relative to the car
B?
Question 16: Acceleration is a vector quantity, (a) 40 km/h
which indicates that its value (b) 50 km/h
a) Can be positive, negative or zero (c) 10 km/h
b) Is always positive (d) 30 km/h
Answer: B
c) Is always negative
d) Is zero Question 23. Which of the following is most
Answer: Can be positive, negative or zero likely not a case of uniform circular motion?
(a) Motion of the earth around the sun
Question 17: Rate of change of displacement (b) Motion of a toy train on a circular track
is called (c) Motion of a racing car on a circular track
a) Velocity (d) Motion of hours’ hand on the dial of a clock
b) deceleration Answer: C
c) Speed
Question 24. A man is moving with 36 kmph.
d) acceleration The time of reaction is 0.9 seconds. On
Answer: Velocity seeing an obstacle in the path, he applies
brakes and decelerates at 5 m/s2, the total
Question 18. 180° plane angle is equal to distance covered before he stops is:
(a) π/2 radian (a) 19 m
(b) π radian (b) 17 m
(c) 2π radian (c) 16 m
(d) none of these (d) 18 m
Answer: B Answer: A
Question 19. Suppose a boy is enjoying a Question 25. The numerical ratio of
ride on a marry-go-round which is moving displacement to distance for a moving object
with a constant speed of 10 m/s. It implies is:
that the boy is: (a) Always less than 1
(a) At rest (b) Equal to 1 or less than 1
(b) Moving with no acceleration (c) Always more than 1
(c) In accelerated motion (d) Equal to 1 or more than one
(d) Moving with uniform velocity Answer: B
Answer: C
Question 26. A car goes from a town A to
Question 20. 1 km/ h = ________ m/s another town B with a speed of 40 km/h and
(a) 3/50 returns back to the town A with a speed of 60
(b) 18/5 km/h. The average speed of the car during
(c) 50/3 the complete journey is -
(d) 5/18 (a) 48 km/h
Answer: D (b) 50 km/h
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(c) zero (c) has a constant velocity
(d) none of these. (d) can not be accelerated.
Answer: A Answer: B
Question 34. The S.I. unit of acceleration is:
Question 27.______________ describes how (a) ms-2
fast something is going, whereas, (b) ms
__________ describes how fast something is (c) ms2
going in a certain direction. (d) m
(a) rate, velocity Answer: C
(b) rate, speed
(c) speed, velocity Question 35. A particle experiences constant
(d) speed, acceleration acceleration for 20 seconds after starting
Answer: C from rest. If it travels a distance s1 in the first
10 seconds and distance s2 in the next 10
Question 28. Which of the following is a seconds then,
correct measure of velocity? (a) s2 = s1
(a) 30 s (b) s2 = 2s1
(b) 30 m/s (c) s2 = 3s1
(c) 30 South (d) s2 = 4s1
(d) 30 m/s, South Answer: C
Answer: D
Question 36. A boy throws a ball up and
Question 29. The speed at any instant of time catches it when the ball falls back. In which
is known as part of the motion the ball is accelerating?
(a) velocity (a) During downward motion
(b) given speed (b) When the ball comes to rest
(c) average speed (c) During upward motion
(d) instantaneous speed (d) When the boy catches the ball
Answer: D Answer: A
Question 30. The slope of the distance-time Question 37. Speed of a body in particular
graph is: direction can be called
(a) Distance (a) acceleration
(b) acceleration (b) displacement
(c) Speed (c) velocity
(d) Displacement (d) distance
Answer: C Answer: C
Question 31. In 12 minutes a car whose Question 38. A body performs an accelerated
speed is 35 km/h travels a distance of motion, with uniform speed. The motion of
(a) 7 km body is
(b) 3.5 km (a) Linear
(c) 14 km (b) Circular
(d) 28 km (c) Parabolic
Answer: A (d) Irregular
Answer: B
Question 32. A body moves in a uniform
circular motion Question 39. Choose the correct option:
(a) it is moving with constant velocity. (a) distance is a scalar, velocity is a vector ,
(b) its acceleration is zero acceleration is a vector.
(c) the body has an acceleration (b) distance is a vector, velocity is a scalar,
(d) none of these acceleration is a vector.
Answer: C (c) distance is a vector, velocity is a vector,
acceleration is a vector.
Question 33. A body whose speed is constant (d) distance is a scalar, velocity is a vector,
(a) must be accelerated acceleration is a scalar.
(b) might be accelerated Answer: A
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9X SARQ – H – Motion
Class 9 Science ASSERTION REASON QUESTIONS
DIRECTION : In each of the following Question 7.

questions, a statement of Assertion is given Assertion: A tiger can accelerate from rest at
followed by a corresponding statement of the rate of 4 m/s2
Reason just below it. Of the statements, mark Reason: Th velocity attained by it in 10 s is 40
the correct m/s.
answer as
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and Question 8.
reason is the correct explanation of assertion. Assertion (A) : The distance-time graph of
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but uniform motion is a straight line.
reason is not the correct explanation of Reason (R): Dependent variable is along y-
assertion. axis and independent variable is along x-axis.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true Question 9.
Assertion (A) : The velocity of a body is a
Question 1. scalar quantity.
Assertion: Displacement for a course of motion Reason (R) : A vector quantity has both
may be zero but the corresponding distance magnitude and direction.
covered is not zero.
Reason : Displacement and distance covered Question 10.
may not always be equal. Assertion (A) : Motion of Moon around Earth is
a non-uniform motion.
Question 2. Reason (R) : The size of Moon is smaller than
Assertion: A boy riding on bicycle in a crowded that of Earth.
street exhibit non uniform motion.
Reason: The boy covers equal distance in Question 11.
equal interval of time. Assertion (A) : The distance and displacement
are different plysical quantities.
Question 3. Reason (R) : Distance is the length of actual
Assertion: Velocity is the speed of an object in path while displacement is directed distance
a particular direction. between initial and final positions.
Reason: SI unit of velocity is same as speed.
Question 12.
Question 4. Assertion (A) : A body can have acceleration
Assertion: A stone tied with a piece of thread even if it's velocity is zero at a given instant.
describing a circular path with constant velocity Reason (R) : A body is momentarily at rest
on being released moves in a straight line. when it reverses it's direction of motion.
Reason: Along the circular path direction of
motion remains the same at every point. Question 13.
Assertion (A) : The motion of the athlete
Question 5. moving along a circular palh is an example of
Assertion: Weight of an object is the force with an accelerated motion.
which a body is attracted towards the earth. Reason (R) : If a boy moves with a velocity of
Reason: Its direction is vertically upward. constant magnitude along a circular path, the
change in his velocity is due to the change in
Question 6. the direction of motion.
Assertion: Motion of satellites around their
planets is considered an accelerated motion. Question 14.
Reason: During their motion, the speed Assertion (A) : If a particle is moving with
remains constant, while the direction of motion constant velocity, then average velocity for any
changes continuously. time interval is equal to instantaneous velocity.
Reason (R) : If average velocity of a particle
moving on a straight line is zero for a given
time, then instantaneous velocity
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at some instant within this interval may be Reason : In uniform motion the velocity of a
zero. particle is always constant as the square of the
time elapsed.
Question 15.
Assertion (A) : Displacenment of a body may Question 23.
be zero, when distance travelled by it is not Assertion : The speedometer of a car
zero. measures the instantaneous speed of the car
Reason (R) : The displacement is the longest Reason : Average speed is equal to the total
distance between initial and final positions. distance covered by an object divided
by the total time taken.
Question 16.
Assertion (A) : The displacement of a body Question 24.
may be zero, though its distance is finite. Assertion : An object may have acceleration
Reason (R) : If body has moved, then even if it is moving with uniform velocity.
displacemnent is zero when initial and final Reason : An object may be moving with
positions are same; while distance is finite. uniform velocity but it may be changing its
direction of motion
Question 17.
Assertion (A) : An object can have constant Question 25.
speed but variable velocity. Assertion : There is difference between
Reason (R): Velocity changes due to change distance and displacement.
in direction, though speed is same. Reason : Distance and displacement have
different units.
Question 18.
Assertion (A) : A body cannot move on a Question 26.
circular path without any acceleration. Assertion : A car moving with a speed of 25
Reason (R) : In uniform circular motion, the m/s takes a U-turn in 5 seconds, without
velocity of the body remains constant. changing its speed. The average acceleration
during these 5 seconds is 10 m/s2
Question 19. Reason : Average acceleration = Change in
Assertion : Displacement of an object may be Velocity / Time Taken
zero even if the distance covered by it is not
zero. Question 27.
Reason : Displacement is the shortest distance Assertion : Average velocity = (initial velocity +
between the initial and final position. final velocity) / 2
Reason : This formula applies when the
Question 20. velocity of a body is changing at a constant
Assertion : In a uniformly accelerated motion, acceleration only.
graph will be a straight line parallel to the time
axis and the slope of graph is zero. Question 28.
Reason : For a uniformly accelerated motion, Assertion : When the displacement of a body is
acceleration is constant with time. directly proportional to the square of the time.
Then the body is moving with uniform
Question 21. acceleration.
Assertion : The graph between two physical Reason : The slope of velocity-time graph with
quantities P and Q is straight line, when P/Q is time axis gives acceleration.
constant.
Reason : The straight line graph means that P Question 29.
is inversely proportional to Q or P multiplied by Assertion: The Speedometer of a bike
Q is equal to constant. measures its average speed.
Reason: Average velocity is equal to total
Question 22. displacement divided by total time taken.
Assertion : Velocity versus time graph of a
particle in uniform motion along a straight path
is a line parallel to the velocity axis.
Question 30.
Assertion: The accelerated motion of an object
may be due to change in magnitude of velocity
or direction or both of them.
Reason: Acceleration can be produced only by
change in magnitude of the velocity. It does
not depend the direction.
ANSWERS –
1b
2c
3b
4c
5c
6a
7a
8b
9d
10 d
11 a
12 a
13 a
14 b
15 c
16 a
17 a
18 c
19 a
20 a
21 c
22 d
23 b
24 a
25 c
26 a
27 a
28 b
29 d
30 c

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LAKHMIR SINGH SCIENCE CLASS 9 PHYSICS SOLUTIONS

Very Short Answer Type Questions

1. Is displacement a scalar wuantity?

2. State whether distance is a scalar or a vector

3. Change the speed of 6 m/s into km/h.

4. What name is given to the speed in a specified

5. Give two examples of bodies having non-uniform

6. Name the physical quantity obtained by dividing

7. What do the following measure in a car?

(a) Speedometer (b) Odometer

8. Name the physical quantity which gives us an idea

9. Under what conditions can a body travel a certain

10. In addition to speed, what else shouls we know to

11. When is a body said to have uniform velocity?

12. Under which condition is the magnitude of average

13. Which of the two can be zero under certain

14. Give one example of a situation in which a body has

15. What is the acceleration of a body moving with

16. What is the other name of negative acceleration?

17. Name the physical quantity whose SI unit is :

(a) m/s (b) ms/2

18. What type of motion is exhibited by a freely falling

19. What is the SI unit of retardation?

20. Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:

(a) Displacement is a ……………quantity

(b) The physical quantity which gives both,

(c) A motorcycle has a steady ……………. Of 3

(d) Velocity is the rate of change of ……… . It

(e) Acceleration is the rate of change

Short Answer Type Questions

21. What type of motion, uniform or non-uniform, is

22. State whether speed is a scalar or a vector

23. Bus X travels a distance of 360 km is 5 hours.

24. Arrange the following speeds in increasing order

(i) An athlete running with a speed of 10 m/s.

(ii) A bicycle moving with a speed of 200

(iii) A scooter moving with a speed of 30

25.(a) Write the formula for acceleration. Give

(b) A train starting from railway Station attains a speed

26. (a) What term is used to denote the change of

(b) Give one word which means the same as ‘moving

(c) The displacement of a moving object in a given

27. A snail covers a distance of 100 metres in 550

28. A tortoise moves a distance of 100 metres in 15

29. If a sprinter runs a distance of 100 metres in 9.83

30. A motorcyclist drives from place A to B with a

31. A motorcyclist starts from rest and reaches a speed

32. An aircraft travelling at 600 km/h accelerates

33. If a bus travelling at 20 m/s is subjected to a

Long Answer Type Questions

34 (a) What is the difference between ‘distance

(b) An ant travels a distance of 8 cm from P to Q and

35. Define motion. What do you understand by the

36. (a) Define speed. What is the SI unit of speed?

(b) What is meant by (i) average speed, and (ii)

37. (a) Define velocity. What is the SI unit of velocity?

(b) What is the difference between speed and velocity?

(c) Convert a speed of 54 km/h inmto m/s.

38. (a) What is meant by the term ‘acceleration’? State