KANWAL TUTORIALS
(Motion)
Name: Class: 9th Subject: Science
MM: 62
Q1: Very Short Answers. (2 X 5 = 10 Marks)
1. An object has moved through a distance. Can it have zero displacement? If yes,
support your answer with an example.
2. Which of the following is true for displacement? (a) It cannot be zero. (b) Its
magnitude is greater than the distance travelled by the object.
3. Distinguish between speed and velocity.
4. What does the odometer of an automobile measure?
5. What can you say about the motion of an object whose distance-time graph is a
straight line parallel to the time axis?
Q2. Short answer type questions (3 X 3 = 9 Marks)
1. When will you say a body is in (i) uniform acceleration? (ii) non-uniform
acceleration?
2. A bus decreases its speed from 80 km h–1 to 60 km h–1 in 5 s. Find the acceleration
of the bus.
3. What is the nature of the distance-time graphs for uniform and non-uniform
motion of an object?
Q3: Fill in the blanks. (1 X 8 = 8 Marks)
1. __________ of the velocity time graph give acceleration of an object.
2. Every motion is _________ to some reference.
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3. For the displacement and distance travelled to be the same the __________
taken must be straight.
4. Speed is always _________
5. For your total displacement to be zero you must end up back from where you
__________
6. Straight line parallel to time axis in a __________ time graph shows uniform motion
of an object.
7. If a car accelerates, there is an _______ in its speed.
8. Wet road conditions affect the _________ distance of cars.
Q4: Long Answer type Questions (5 X 2 = 10 Marks)
1. Define uniform velocity of an object moving along a straight line What will be the
shape of velocity-time graph for such motion?
2. How will you differentiate between the distance covered by an object and its
displacement? Write the important characteristics of distance travelled and
displacement.
Q5: Numericals (Do any 5) (5 X 5 = 25 Marks)
Q1: A car start from rest and acquire a velocity of 54 km/h in 2 sec. Find
(i) the acceleration
(ii) distance travelled by car assume motion of car is uniform?
Q2: An object dropped from a cliff falls with a constant acceleration of 10 m/s2. Find
its speed 5 s after it was dropped.
Q3: Two cars A and B race each other. The Car A ran for 2 minute at a speed of 7.5
km/h, slept for 56 minute and again ran for 2 minute at a speed of 7.5 km/h. find
the average speed of the car A in the race.
Q4: An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit of radius 42.250 km (approx).
Calculate its linear velocity if takes 24 hour to revolve around earth.?
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Q5: A train starting from a railway station and moving with uniform acceleration
attains a speed 40 km h–1 in 10 minutes. Find its acceleration.
Solution
Q6: A bus starting from rest moves with a uniform acceleration of 0.1 m s-2 for 2
minutes. Find (a) the speed acquired, (b) the distance travelled.
Q7: A train is travelling at a speed of 90 km h–1. Brakes are applied so as to produce
a uniform acceleration of –0.5 m s-2. Find how far the train will go before it is brought
to rest.
Q8: A racing car has a uniform acceleration of 4 m s-2. What distance will it cover in
10 s after start?
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