CBSE Questions for Class 9 Physics Motion Quiz 10 - MCQExams.com

Odometer is to mileage as compass is to
  • speed
  • hiking
  • needle
  • direction
A bullet when fired into a target loses half of its velocity after penetrating 20 cm. Further distance of penetration before it comes to rest is :
  • 6.66 cm
  • 3.33 cm
  • 12.5 cm
  • 10 cm
  • 5 cm
Two cars started moving with initial velocities $$u$$ and $$2u$$. For the same deceleration, their respective stopping distances are in the ratio
  • $$1 : 1$$
  • $$1 : 2$$
  • $$1 : 4$$
  • $$2 : 1$$
  • $$4 : 1$$
A body of mass $$2kg$$ has an initial velocity of $$3m/s$$ along $$OE$$ and it is subjected to a force of $$4N$$ along of direction perpendicular to $$OE$$ as shown in figure. The distance travelled by the body in $$4s$$ from $$O$$ will be
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  • $$12m$$
  • $$20m$$
  • $$28m$$
  • $$48m$$
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The _______ circular motion describes as the motion of an object in a circular path with a _______ speed. 
  • Non-uniform, constant
  • Uniform, constant
  • Non-uniform, varying
  • Uniform, Varying
The acceleration due to gravity on the planet A is 9 times the acceleration due to gravity on the planet B. A man jumps to a height of 2m on the surface A. What is the height of jump by the same person on the plane B?
  • 6 m
  • 2/9 m
  • 2/3 m
  • 18 m
The velocity of the object over the interval (2,4) is :
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  • 10 m/s
  • 5 m/s
  • 20 m/s
  • 15 m/s
Sheela takes 15 minutes from her house to reach school on her bicycle with a speed of 2 m/s. The distance between her house and the school is
  • 1.8 km
  • 3 km
  • 1 km
  • 2.5 km
An object is thrown vertically upward with a speed of $$30m/s$$. The velocity of the object half a second before it reaches the maximum height is
  • $$4.9m/s$$
  • $$9.8m/s$$
  • $$19.6m/s$$
  • $$25.1m/s$$
For a moving body, at any instant of time.
  • If the body is not moving, the acceleration is necessarily zero
  • If the body is slowing, the acceleration is negative
  • If the body is slowing, the distance is negative
  • If displacement, velocity, and acceleration at that instant are known, we can find the displacement attained in a given time in the future.
A scooterist covers a distance of 3 km in 5 minutes. He travels with a speed of
  • $$100 m s^{-1}$$
  • $$360 km h^{-1}$$
  • $$100 cm s^{-1}$$
  • $$600 m min^{-1}$$
The average speed of an object is defined to be
  • One half of the sum of the maximum and the minimum speeds
  • Distance it travels multiplied by the time it takes
  • The distance it travels divided by the time it takes
  • The speed determined over an infinitesimally small time interval
  • The value of the speed at the midpoint of the time interval
A car starts moving along a line, first with an acceleration $$a = 5\ ms^{-2}$$ starting from rest, then uniformly and finally decelerating at the same rate, comes to rest in the total time of $$25\ seconds (t_{1})$$, then average velocity during the time is equal to $$v = 72\  kmph$$. How long does the particle move uniformly?
  • $$5\ seconds$$
  • $$2.5\ hours$$
  • $$1.5\ hours$$
  • $$15\ seconds$$
Which of the following is not a unit of speed? 
  • Meter/second
  • Second/meter
  • Kilometer/hour
  • Meter/minute.
In the following displacement (x) vs time (t) graph, at which among the points P, Q and R is the object's speed increasing?
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  • P only
  • R only
  • Q and R only
  • P, Q, R
A car travels from rest with a constant acceleration $$'a'$$ for $$t$$ seconds. What is the average speed of the car for its journey, if the car moves along a straight road ?
  • $$v=\dfrac{at^2}{2}$$
  • $$v=2at^2$$
  • $$v=\dfrac{at}{2}$$
  • None
In uniform circular motion, direction of velocity goes on changing continuously, however the magnitude of velocity is constant. 
  • True
  • False
In uniform circular motion, direction of velocity is along the _______ drawn to the position of particle on the circumference of the circle. 
  • normal
  • tangent
  • can be both
  • none of these
The figure shows the $$x-t$$ plot of a particle in one-dimensional motion. Two different equal intervals of time are shown. Let $$v_1$$ and $$v_2$$ be  speed in time intervals $$1$$ and $$2$$ respectively. Then
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  • $$v_1 > v_2$$
  • $$v_2 > v_1$$
  • $$v_1 = v_2$$
  • Data is insufficient
Revolution of the electron around the nucleus of an atom is an example of uniform circular motion. 
  • True
  • False
$$150\ m$$ long train takes $$10\ s$$ to pass a man who is going in the same direction at the speed of $$2\ kmph$$. What is the speed of the train?
  • $$52\ kmph$$
  • $$56\ kmph$$ 
  • $$84\ kmph$$ 
  • Data inadequate
Figure shows the displacement (x) -time (t) graph of the particle moving on the x-axis.
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  • The particle is at rest
  • The particle is continuously going along x-direction
  • The velocity of the particle increases upto time $$t_0$$ and then becomes constant.
  • The particle moves at a constant velocity up to a time $$t_0$$ and then stops.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
  • Path length is a scalar quantity whereas displacement is a vector quantity.
  • The magnitude of displacement is always equal to the path length traversed by an object over a given time interval.
  • The displacement depends only on the end points whereas path length depends on the actual path followed.
  • The path length is always positive whereas displacement can be positive, negative and zero.
Which of the following graphs represents the position-time graph of a particle moving with negative velocity?
A ball is travelling with uniform translatory motion. This means that
  • It is at rest
  • The path can be straight line or circular and the ball travels with uniform speed.
  • All parts of the ball have the same velocity (magnitude and direction) and the velocity is constant.
  • The centre of the ball moves with constant velocity and the ball spins about its centre uniformly.
The position-time (x-t) graphs for two children A and B returning from their school O to their homes P and Q respectively are as shown in the figure. Choose the incorrect statement regarding these graphs.
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  • A lives closer to the school than B
  • A starts from the school earlier than B
  • A walks faster than B
  • A and B reach home at the same time.
A football is kicked into the air vertically upwards with velocity $$u$$. The velocity of the ball at the highest point is:
  • $$u$$
  • $$2u$$
  • $$zero$$
  • $$4u$$
The displacement-time graph of a moving particle is as shown in the figure. The instantaneous velocity of the particle is negative at the point
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  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
A particle is released from rest from a tower of height 3h. The ratio of the intervals of time to cover three equal heights h is:
  • $$t_1 : t_2 : t_3$$ = 3 : 2 : 1
  • $$t_1 : t_2 : t_3$$ = $$ 1 : (\sqrt2 - 1) : (\sqrt3 -2)$$
  • $$t_1 : t_2 : t_3$$ = $$\sqrt3 : sqrt2 : 1$$
  • $$t_1 : t_2 : t_3$$ = $$ 1 : (\sqrt2 - 1) : (\sqrt3 - \sqrt2)$$
Which of the following is not true for displacement?
  • It cannot be zero.
  • Its magnitude is greater than the distance travelled by the object.
  • It can be zero
  • Its magnitude is less than the distance travelled by the object.
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A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate of$$2{\text{ m}}{{\text{s}}^{ - 2}}$$ for some time. Then it retards at a constant rate of $$4{\text{ m}}{{\text{s}}^{ - 2}}$$  and comes to rest. It remains in motion for 6 s. find maximum velocity and total distance traveled.
  • Its maximum speed is $$8{\text{ m}}{{\text{s}}^{ - 1}}$$
  • Its maximum speed is $$6{\text{ m}}{{\text{s}}^{ - 2}}$$
  • It travelled a total distance of 24 m.
  • It travelled a total distance of 18 m.
A particle is acted upon by a force of constant magnitude. Which is always perpendicular to the velocity of the particle? The motion of the particle takes place in a plane. It follows that
  • its velocity is constant
  • its acceleration is constant
  • its kinetic energy is constant
  • it moves in a circular path
Which parameters shown below are common between uniform circular motion and uniform linear motion
  • Velocity
  • Speed
  • Displacement
  • Acceleration
A body starts from rest under uniform acceleration. If distance covered by it in $$3^{rd}$$ second is $$3m$$, then the distance covered in $$5^{th}$$ second will be
  • $$5m$$
  • $$3m$$
  • $$\cfrac{27}{5}m$$
  • $$\cfrac{24}{5}m$$
A body dropped from a height $$h$$ with initial velocity zero, strikes the ground with a velocity $$3m/s$$. Another body of same mass dropped from the same height $$h$$ with an initial velocity of $$4m/s$$. The final velocity of second mass, with which it strikes the ground is
  • $$5m/s$$
  • $$12m/s$$
  • $$3m/s$$
  • $$4m/s$$
A particle moves on the $$x-$$ axis. When the particle's acceleration is positive and increasing then
  • It must speeding up
  • It must be slowing down
  • It may speeding up
  • None of the these

For the V-t graph shown displacement during 15 seconds is 


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  • 25 m
  • 50 m
  • zero
  • 75m
A force of $$5\ N$$ acts on a $$15\ kg$$ body initially at rest. The work done by the force during the first second of motion of the body is
  • $$5\ J$$
  • $$6\ J$$
  • $$\dfrac {5}{6}\ J$$
  • $$75\ J$$
A heavy stone is thrown from a cliff of height $$h$$ with speed $$v$$. The stone will hit the ground with maximum speed if it is thrown:
  • vertically downward
  • vertically upward
  • horizontally
  • the speed does not depend on the inital direction
A scooterist travels at 30 km/h along straight path for 20 min. What is distance?
  • 1.5 km
  • 6 km
  • 10 km
  • 90 km
A train starting from a railway station and moving with uniform acceleration, attain a speed of $$40km {h^{- 1}}$$ in $$10$$ minutes. Its acceleration is:
  • $$18.5m {s^{- 2}}$$
  • $$1.85cm {s^{- 2}}$$
  • $$18.5cm {s^{- 2}}$$
  • $$1.85m {s^{- 2}}$$
Particle is dropped from the height of 20m on horizontal ground. There is wind blowing due to which horizontal acceleration of the particle becomes 6m$${ s }^{ -2 }$$. Find the horizontal displacement of the particle till it reaches ground. 
  • 6m
  • 10m
  • 12m
  • 24m
A ball is dropped downwards. After 2 second another ball is dropped downwards from the same point. What is the distance between them after 3 second?
  • 25 m
  • 20 m
  • 50 m
  • 9.8 m
A particle moves for $$8\ s$$. It first accelerates from rest and then retards to rest. If the retardation be $$3$$ times the acceleration, then the time for which it accelerates will be 
  • $$2s $$ 
  • $$3s$$
  • $$4s$$
  • $$6s$$
What determine the nature of the path followed by the particle 
  • Speed
  • Velocity
  • Acceleration
  • None
A body starts from the rest with uniform acceleration. If its displacement in the 3rd seconds and 7th second are $$x_1$$ and $$x_2$$, then:
  • $$13x_1 = 5 x_2$$
  • $$5x_1 = 13 x_2$$
  • $$3x_1 = 7 x_2$$
  • $$7x_1 = 3 x_2$$
A bullet initially moving with a velocity $$20ms^{-1}$$ strikes a target and comes to rest after penetrating a distance $$10 cm $$ in the target .Calculate the retardation caused by the target. 
  • $$1000m/s^2$$
  • $$2000m/s^2$$
  • $$3000m/s^2$$
  • $$4000m/s^2$$
The diagram drawn above shows the distance-time graphs of four cars A,B, C and D moving on a levelled road. Choose the correct statement.
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  • Car B is moving faster than car C.
  • Car C is the fastest.
  • Car A is the slowest.
  • Car D is moving slower than car C.
A short bar magnet allowed to fall along the axis of horizontal metallic ring. Starting from rest, the distance falls by the magnet in one second may be:
  • $$4.0\ m$$
  • $$5.0\ m$$
  • $$6.0\ m$$
  • $$7.0\ m$$
A truck traveling due north at $$50 \ km/hr$$ turns west and travels at the same speed. What is the change in magnitude of speed?
  • $$0$$
  • $$100$$
  • $$5$$
  • $$50$$
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