GOEL CLASSES
SCIENCE TEST
CLASS 9
MOTION
Q1:(a) Define average speed.
(b) A bus travels a distance of 120 km with a speed of 40 km/h and returns with a
speed of 30 km/h. Calculate the average speed for the entire journey.
Q2: Define uniform and non-uniform motion. Write one example for each .
Q3: What does the odometer of an automobile measure?
Q4: 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 body .
(b) Find the acceleration of the body. (c) Draw the shape of distance-time graph
for this type of motion.
Q5: Draw the shape of the distance-time graph for uniform and non-uniform motion
of object. A bus of starting from rest moves with uniform acceleration of 0.1 ms –
2
for 2 minutes. Find(a) the speed acquired.(b) the distance travelled.
Q6:(a) Define uniform acceleration. What is the acceleration of a body moving with
uniform velocity?
(b) A particle moves over three quarters of a circle of radius r. What is the
magnitude of its displacement?
Q7:A bus accelerates uniformly from 54 km/h to 72 km/h in 10 seconds Calculate
(i) acceleration in m/s 2 (ii) distance covered by the bus in metres during this
interval.
Q8: A car moves with a speed of 30 km/h –1 for half an hour, 25 km/h –1 for one hour
and 40 km/h –1 for two hours. Calculate the average speed of the car.
Q9: (a) Differentiate between uniform linear and uniform circular motion.
(b) Write any four examples of uniform circular motion.
(c) Is uniform circular motion accelerated motion?
Q10.(a)Differentiate between speed and velocity.
(b) When is a body said to have uniform velocity?
(c) How can we describe the position of an object?
Q11: Four cars A, B, C and D are moving on a levelled
road. Their distance versus time graphs are shown in
figure. Which car is the slowest?
Q12: What can you say about the motion of a body if:
(a) its displacement-time graph is a straight line ?
(b) its velocity-time graph is a straight line ?
Q13 : A bus was moving with a speed of 54 km/h. On applying brakes it stopped in 8
seconds. Calculate the acceleration
Q14: What type of motion is represented by each one of the following graphs ?
Q15: 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 ?
Q16: A cheetah starts from, rest, and accelerates at 2 m/s 2 for 10 seconds. Calculate :
(a) the final velocity
(b) the distance travelled.
Q17: A train starting from rest moves with a uniform acceleration of 0.2 m/s 2 for 5
minutes. Calculate the speed acquired and the distance travelled in this time.
Q18: 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.
Q19: 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/s 2
Q20: State an important characteristic of uniform circular motion. Name the force which
brings about uniform circular motion.
Q21 : Explain why, the motion of a body which is moving with constant speed in a
circular path is said to be accelerated.
Q22: A satellite goes round the earth in a circular orbit with constant speed. Is the
motion uniform or accelerated?
Q23: What can you say about the motion of a body whose distance-time graph is a
straight line parallel to the time axis?
Q24: What does the slope of a distance-time graph indicate ?
Q25: What does the slope of a speed-time graph indicate ?
Q26: Name the quantity which is measured by the area occupied under the velocity-time
graph.
Q27: 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 ?
Q28: 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 ?
Q29: A body is moving along a circular path of radius R. What will be the distance
travelled and displacement of the body when it completes half a revolution ?
Q30: What is meant by the term ‘acceleration’ ? State the SI unit of acceleration.
Q31: (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 into m/s.
