MOTION
1. What is the scalar quantity that measures the length of the path taken by an object?
- a. Distance
- b. Displacement
- c. Speed
- d. Velocity
2. Which of the following is a vector quantity?
- a. Distance
- b. Displacement
- c. Speed
- d. Acceleration
3. What is the rate of change of displacement called?
- a. Distance
- b. Speed
- c. Velocity
- d. Acceleration
4. Which of the following is a vector quantity?
- a. Distance
- b. Displacement
- c. Speed
- d. Velocity
5. What is the vector quantity that measures the change in position of an object?
- a. Distance
- b. Displacement
- c. Speed
- d. Velocity
6. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
- a. Displacement
- b. Speed
- c. Velocity
- d. Acceleration
7. What is the total distance covered by an object divided by the total time taken called?
- a. Distance
- b. Displacement
- c. Speed
- d. Velocity
8. What is the total displacement of an object divided by the total time taken called?
- a. Distance
- b. Displacement
- c. Speed
- d. Velocity
9. What is the rate of change of distance called?
- a. Distance
- b. Speed
- c. Velocity
- d. Acceleration
10. What is the rate of change of displacement called?
- a. Distance
- b. Speed
- c. Velocity
- d. Acceleration
11. Which of the following represents a change in both magnitude and direction?
- a. Distance
- b. Displacement
- c. Speed
- d. Velocity
12. Which of the following represents a change in magnitude only?
- a. Displacement
- b. Speed
- c. Velocity
- d. Acceleration
13. Which of the following represents the distance covered in a given time interval?
- a. Distance
- b. Displacement
- c. Speed
- d. Velocity
14. Which of the following represents the shortest distance between the initial and final positions of an object?
- a. Distance
- b. Displacement
- c. Speed
- d. Velocity
15. If an object is moving with a constant speed, which of the following is true?
- a. The object is at rest.
- b. The object has zero velocity.
- c. The object has non-zero acceleration.
- d. The object covers equal distances in equal time intervals.
16. A car travels 200 meters in 10 seconds. What is its average speed?
- a. 10 m/s
- b. 20 m/s
- c. 30 m/s
- d. 40 m/s
17. A car travels 200 meters in 10 seconds. What is its average velocity?
- a. 10 m/s
- b. 20 m/s
- c. 30 m/s
- d. 40 m/s
18. Which of the following is true about instantaneous speed?
- a. It is always equal to the average speed.
- b. It is always equal to the magnitude of instantaneous velocity.
- c. It is always constant throughout the motion.
- d. It is always equal to zero.
19. Which of the following is true about instantaneous velocity?
- a. It is always equal to the average velocity.
- b. It is always equal to the magnitude of instantaneous speed.
- c. It is always constant throughout the motion.
- d. It is always equal to zero.
20. Which of the following is a correct statement about acceleration?
- a. It is always in the same direction as velocity.
- b. It is always in the opposite direction of velocity.
- c. It can be in the same or opposite direction of velocity, depending on the situation.
- d. It is always equal to zero.
21. What is the rate of change of velocity called?
- a. Distance
- b. Speed
- c. Velocity
- d. Acceleration
22. Which of Newton's laws of motion states that an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will continue moving with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force?
- a. First law
- b. Second law
- c. Third law
- d. Law of universal gravitation
23. Which of Newton's laws of motion states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force applied to it and inversely proportional to its mass?
- a. First law
- b. Second law
- c. Third law
- d. Law of universal gravitation
24. Which of Newton's laws of motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
- a. First law
- b. Second law
- c. Third law
- d. Law of universal gravitation
25. Which of the following is a correct statement about the motion of bodies connected to a string?
- a. The tension in the string is always zero.
- b. The tension in the string is always equal to the weight of the body.
- c. The tension in the string changes with the motion of the body.
- d. The tension in the string is independent of the motion of the body.
26. Which of the following is a correct statement about momentum?
- a. It is a scalar quantity.
- b. It is always conserved in all types of collisions.
- c. It depends on the mass and velocity of an object.
- d. It is the same as inertia.
27. Which of the following is a correct statement about the law of conservation of momentum?
- a. The total momentum of a system remains constant if no external forces act on it.
- b. The total momentum of a system always increases during a collision.
- c. The total momentum of a system is zero if all objects are at rest.
- d. The law of conservation of momentum only applies to elastic collisions.
28. Which of the following statements is true for an elastic collision?
- a. Total kinetic energy is conserved.
- b. Total momentum is not conserved.
- c. Objects stick together after collision.
- d. Objects bounce off each other without any energy loss.
29. Which of the following statements is true for an inelastic collision?
- a. Total kinetic energy is conserved.
- b. Total momentum is not conserved.
- c. Objects stick together after collision.
- d. Objects bounce off each other without any energy loss.
30. Which of the following is a correct statement about friction?
- a. It always acts in the direction of motion.
- b. It always acts in the opposite direction of motion.
- c. It is independent of the nature of the surfaces in contact.
- d. It does not depend on the normal force between the surfaces.
31. Which of the following is a correct statement about the coefficient of friction?
- a. It is a scalar quantity.
- b. It depends on the area of contact between the surfaces.
- c. It is independent of the nature of the surfaces in contact.
- d. It is always greater than 1.
32. Which of the following is a correct statement about motion on an inclined plane?
- a. The force of gravity is always parallel to the incline.
- b. The force of gravity is always perpendicular to the incline.
- c. The force of gravity is always directed towards the bottom of the incline.
- d. The force of gravity is independent of the angle of inclination.
33. Which of the following is true for an object moving up an incline with constant velocity?
- a. The force of friction is equal to the component of weight along the incline.
- b. The force of friction is greater than the component of weight along the incline.
- c. The force of friction is less than the component of weight along the incline.
- d. The force of friction is equal to zero.
34. Which of the following is true for an object moving down an incline with constant velocity?
- a. The force of friction is equal to the component of weight along the incline.
- b. The force of friction is greater than the component of weight along the incline.
- c. The force of friction is less than the component of weight along the incline.
- d. The force of friction is equal to zero.
35. Which of the following is a correct statement about motion under gravity?
- a. The acceleration due to gravity is always zero.
- b. The acceleration due to gravity is constant and equal to 9.8 m/s².
- c. The acceleration due to gravity increases with altitude.
- d. The acceleration due to gravity is independent of the mass of the object.
36. A ball is thrown vertically upward. What is the sign of its acceleration at the highest point?
- a. Positive
- b. Negative
- c. Zero
- d. It depends on the initial velocity.
37. A ball is thrown vertically upward. What is the sign of its velocity at the highest point?
- a. Positive
- b. Negative
- c. Zero
- d. It depends on the initial velocity.
38. An object is dropped from a height. What is the sign of its velocity just before it hits the ground?
- a. Positive
- b. Negative
- c. Zero
- d. It depends on the height from which it was dropped.
39. An object is dropped from a height. What is the sign of its acceleration just before it hits the ground?
- a. Positive
- b. Negative
- c. Zero
- d. It depends on the height from which it was dropped.
40. Which of the following is a correct statement about projectile motion?
- a. The horizontal component of velocity remains constant throughout the motion.
- b. The vertical component of velocity remains constant throughout the motion.
- c. The acceleration is always directed towards the ground.
- d. The total mechanical energy is always conserved.
41. Which of the following is true for an object in projectile motion at the highest point of its trajectory?
- a. Its velocity is maximum.
- b. Its acceleration is maximum.
- c. Its kinetic energy is maximum.
- d. Its potential energy is maximum.
42. Which of the following is a correct statement about circular motion?
- a. The velocity vector is always perpendicular to the acceleration vector.
- b. The acceleration vector is always perpendicular to the velocity vector.
- c. The acceleration vector is always directed towards the center of the circle.
- d. The velocity vector is always directed towards the center of the circle.
43. Which of the following is true for an object moving in a circle at a constant speed?
- a. The acceleration is zero.
- b. The net force is zero.
- c. The velocity is constant.
- d. The kinetic energy is constant.
44. Which of the following is a correct statement about centripetal force?
- a. It is the force that causes circular motion.
- b. It is always directed towards the center of the circle.
- c. It is directly proportional to the square of the speed.
- d. It is independent of the mass of the object.
45. Which of the following is a correct statement about centripetal acceleration?
- a. It is the acceleration that causes circular motion.
- b. It is always directed towards the center of the circle.
- c. It is directly proportional to the square of the speed.
- d. It is independent of the mass of the object.
46. Which of the following is true for an object moving in a circle with increasing speed?
- a. The centripetal force decreases.
- b. The centripetal acceleration decreases.
- c. The net force acting on the object increases.
- d. The object will move outwards from the center of the circle.
47. Which of the following is true for an object moving in a circle with decreasing speed?
- a. The centripetal force increases.
- b. The centripetal acceleration increases.
- c. The net force acting on the object decreases.
- d. The object will move outwards from the center of the circle.
48. Which of the following is a correct statement about the law of conservation of angular momentum?
- a. The total angular momentum of a system is always conserved.
- b. The total angular momentum of a system increases with time.
- c. The total angular momentum of a system is zero if all objects are at rest.
- d. The law of conservation of angular momentum only applies to rotational motion.
49. Which of the following is a correct statement about rotational motion?
- a. The moment of inertia depends on the mass and radius of an object.
- b. The torque acting on an object is directly proportional to its angular velocity.
- c. The angular acceleration is always directed towards the center of rotation.
- d. The linear velocity of an object is independent of its angular velocity.
50. Which of the following is a correct statement about torque?
- a. It is the force that causes rotational motion.
- b. It is always perpendicular to the radius vector.
- c. It is directly proportional to the moment of inertia.
- d. It is independent of angular acceleration.
51. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
- a) Velocity
- b) Acceleration
- c) Displacement
- d) Force
52. A car travels a distance of 200 meters in 10 seconds. What is its average speed?
- a) 10 m/s
- b) 20 m/s
- c) 30 m/s
- d) 40 m/s
53. An object moves with a constant velocity of 5 m/s for 10 seconds. What is the total distance covered?
- a) 5 m
- b) 10 m
- c) 50 m
- d) 100 m
54. A particle moves in a straight line with an initial velocity of 10 m/s. If its acceleration is 2 m/s², what is its velocity after 5 seconds?
- a) 0 m/s
- b) 10 m/s
- c) 20 m/s
- d) 30 m/s
55. The area under a velocity-time graph represents:
- a) Acceleration
- b) Displacement
- c) Speed
- d) Distance
56. A ball is thrown vertically upward. At the highest point, its velocity will be:
- a) Maximum
- b) Minimum
- c) Zero
- d) Constant
57. Which of the following is an example of uniform motion?
- a) A car speeding up
- b) A train moving in a straight line at a constant speed
- c) A cyclist moving on a curved path
- d) A falling object
58. A bus travels a distance of 100 km with an average speed of 50 km/h. How much time does it take to complete the journey?
- a) 2 hours
- b) 3 hours
- c) 4 hours
- d) 5 hours
59. A car accelerates uniformly from rest and covers a distance of 500 meters in 20 seconds. What is its acceleration?
- a) 10 m/s²
- b) 20 m/s²
- c) 25 m/s²
- d) 50 m/s²
60. An object moves with a constant acceleration of 4 m/s². If its initial velocity is 6 m/s, what is its velocity after 5 seconds?
- a) 10 m/s
- b) 16 m/s
- c) 26 m/s
- d) 30 m/s
61. Which of the following is true for an object moving with uniform circular motion?
- a) It has constant speed but changing velocity
- b) It has constant speed and constant velocity
- c) It has changing speed but constant velocity
- d) It has changing speed and changing velocity
62. A car is moving with a constant velocity. What can you say about its acceleration?
- a) It is zero
- b) It is positive
- c) It is negative
- d) It is changing
63. The slope of a position-time graph gives:
- a) Acceleration
- b) Displacement
- c) Velocity
- d) Distance
64. A stone is thrown vertically downward from the top of a tower. What is its acceleration?
- a) Zero
- b) Positive
- c) Negative
- d) Depends on the height of the tower
65. If the displacement of an object is zero, what can you say about its distance traveled?
- a) It is zero
- b) It is positive
- c) It is negative
- d) It cannot be determined without further information
66. Which of the following is not a unit of speed?
- a) m/s
- b) km/h
- c) cm/min
- d) N/m²
67. The motion of the hands of a clock is an example of:
- a) Rectilinear motion
- b) Circular motion
- c) Oscillatory motion
- d) Projectile motion
68. A car is moving along a straight road with a constant speed of 30 m/s. What can you say about its acceleration?
- a) It is zero
- b) It is positive
- c) It is negative
- d) It is changing
69. Which of the following equations represents uniformly accelerated motion?
- a) v = u + at
- b) s = ut + (1/2)at²
- c) v² = u² + 2as
- d) All of the above
70. An object is thrown vertically upward. Which of the following statements is true regarding its velocity and acceleration at the highest point?
- a) Velocity is zero, acceleration is zero
- b) Velocity is zero, acceleration is non-zero
- c) Velocity is non-zero, acceleration is zero
- d) Velocity is non-zero, acceleration is non-zero
71. A car is moving with a constant velocity. What can you say about its net force?
- a) It is zero
- b) It is positive
- c) It is negative
- d) It is changing
72. A ball is dropped from a height of 20 meters. How long does it take to reach the ground? (Assume no air resistance)
- a) 1 second
- b) 2 seconds
- c) 3 seconds
- d) 4 seconds
73. The displacement-time graph of an object is a straight line. What can you say about its velocity?
- a) It is constant
- b) It is increasing
- c) It is decreasing
- d) It is zero
74. A car is moving with a constant acceleration. What can you say about its velocity-time graph?
- a) It is a straight line
- b) It is a curve
- c) It is a parabola
- d) It cannot be determined without further information
75. A train is moving with a velocity of 30 m/s. It slows down uniformly and comes to rest in 20 seconds. What is its deceleration?
- a) 0.5 m/s²
- b) 1 m/s²
- c) 1.5 m/s²
- d) 2 m/s²
76. The displacement of an object is given by the equation s = 2t² + 3t. What is its velocity at t = 5 seconds?
- a) 50 m/s
- b) 55 m/s
- c) 60 m/s
- d) 65 m/s
77. A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a cliff. Which of the following statements is true regarding its vertical motion?
- a) It has a constant velocity
- b) It has a constant acceleration
- c) It has a parabolic path
- d) It has a linear path
78. A body is moving along a straight line. Its acceleration-time graph is a straight line parallel to the time axis. What can you say about its velocity?
- a) It is constant
- b) It is increasing
- c) It is decreasing
- d) It is zero
79. An object is moving with a velocity of 10 m/s. After 5 seconds, its velocity becomes 20 m/s. What is its acceleration?
- a) 2 m/s²
- b) 4 m/s²
- c) 6 m/s²
- d) 8 m/s²
80. A car is moving in a circular path with a constant speed. What can you say about its acceleration?
- a) It is zero
- b) It is positive
- c) It is negative
- d) It is changing
ANSWER KEY:
- a) Distance
- b) Displacement
- c) Velocity
- d) Velocity
- b) Displacement
- b) Speed
- c) Speed
- b) Displacement
- b) Speed
- c) Velocity
- d) Velocity
- b) Speed
- a) Distance
- b) Displacement
- d) The object covers equal distances in equal time intervals)
- b) 20 m/s
- a) 10 m/s
- b) It is always equal to the magnitude of instantaneous velocity)
- a) It is always equal to the average velocity)
- c) It can be in the same or opposite direction of velocity, depending on the situation)
- d) Acceleration
- a) First law
- b) Second law
- c) Third law
- c) The tension in the string changes with the motion of the body)
- c) It depends on the mass and velocity of an object)
- a) The total momentum of a system remains constant if no external forces act on it)
- a) Total kinetic energy is conserved)
- c) Objects stick together after collision)
- b) It always acts in the opposite direction of motion)
- b) It depends on the area of contact between the surfaces)
- c) The force of gravity is always directed towards the bottom of the incline)
- a) The force of friction is equal to the component of weight along the incline)
- d) The force of friction is equal to zero)
- b) The acceleration due to gravity is constant and equal to 9)8 m/s²)
- c) Zero
- b) Negative
- b) Negative
- a) Positive
- a) The horizontal component of velocity remains constant throughout the motion)
- b) Its acceleration is maximum)
- c) The acceleration vector is always directed towards the center of the circle)
- a) The acceleration is zero)
- b) It is always directed towards the center of the circle)
- b) It is always directed towards the center of the circle)
- c) The net force acting on the object increases)
- a) The centripetal force increases)
- a) The total angular momentum of a system is always conserved)
- a) The moment of inertia depends on the mass and radius of an object)
- b) It is always perpendicular to the radius vector)
- c) Displacement
- b) 20 m/s
- c) 50 m
- c) 20 m/s
- d) Distance
- c) Zero
- b) A train moving in a straight line at a constant speed
- b) 3 hours
- a) 10 m/s²
- c) 26 m/s
- a) It has constant speed but changing velocity
- a) It is zero
- c) Velocity
- b) Positive
- a) It is zero
- c) cm/min
- b) Circular motion
- a) It is zero
- d) All of the above
- a) Velocity is zero, acceleration is zero
- a) It is zero
- c) 3 seconds
- a) It is constant
- c) It is a parabola
- d) 2 m/s²
- c) 60 m/s
- a) It has a constant velocity
- a) It is constant
- b) 4 m/s²
- a) It is zero
