Class 9 - Physics: Chapter: Motion - Test Paper
Maximum Marks: 50 Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Section A - Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark x 5 = 5 marks)
Choose the correct option:
1. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
a) Displacement b) Velocity c) Speed d) Acceleration
2. The SI unit of acceleration is:
a) m/s b) m/s² c) km/h d) cm/s
3. The area under a velocity-time graph represents:
a) Acceleration b) Displacement c) Speed d) Force
4. A body is moving with a constant velocity. Its acceleration is:
a) Increasing b) Decreasing c) Zero d) Infinite
5. If a car increases its speed from 20 m/s to 30 m/s in 2 seconds, what is its acceleration?
a) 5 m/s² b) 2.5 m/s² c) 10 m/s² d) 15 m/s²
Section B - One Sentence Answers (2 marks x 5 = 10 marks)
Answer in one or two sentences:
1. Define displacement.
2. What does the slope of a distance-time graph indicate?
Class 9 - Physics: Chapter: Motion - Test Paper
Maximum Marks: 50 Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
3. Can the average speed of a moving object be equal to its average velocity? Explain.
4. Write the equations of motion.
5. What is uniform circular motion?
Section C - Numericals (3 marks x 5 = 15 marks)
1. A car travels 50 km in 1 hour and then 30 km in 40 minutes. Calculate the average speed of the
car.
2. An object starting from rest attains a velocity of 20 m/s in 5 seconds. Find its acceleration and the
distance covered.
3. A body is thrown vertically upward with a velocity of 20 m/s. How high will it go before coming to
rest? (Take g = 10 m/s²)
4. A train is moving at 90 km/h. Brakes are applied to produce a uniform acceleration of -0.5 m/s².
How much distance will it cover before stopping?
5. An object moves in a circle of radius 7 m with a speed of 2 m/s. Find the acceleration.
Section D - Fill in the Blanks (1 mark x 5 = 5 marks)
1. The slope of a speed-time graph gives __________.
2. __________ is defined as the rate of change of velocity.
3. The motion of the moon around the Earth is an example of __________ motion.
4. The unit of speed in the SI system is __________.
5. When an object moves in a straight line with uniform speed, its acceleration is __________.
Section E - Long Numericals (5 marks x 3 = 15 marks)
Class 9 - Physics: Chapter: Motion - Test Paper
Maximum Marks: 50 Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
1. A car accelerates uniformly from 10 m/s to 20 m/s in 10 seconds. Find the acceleration and the
distance covered in that time.
2. A bus covers 20 km at a speed of 40 km/h and returns with a speed of 60 km/h. Calculate the
average speed for the whole journey.
3. An object is thrown upward with a velocity of 30 m/s. Calculate:
a) Maximum height attained
b) Time taken to reach maximum height
c) Total time taken to return to the ground
(Take g = 10 m/s²)