CLASS-IX

PHYSICS
MOTIO
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Assignment-1
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION - 1.1
1. A body whose position with respect to surrounding does not change, is said to be in a state of :
(A) Rest (B) Motion (C) Vibration (D) Oscillation
2. In case of a moving body :
(A) Displacement > Distance (B) Displacement < Distance
(C) Displacement  Distance (D) Displacement  Distance
3. Vector quantities are those which have :
(A) Only direction (B) Only Magnitude
(C) Magnitude and direction both (D) None of these
4. What is true about scalar quantities ?
(A) Scalars quantities have direction also. (B) Scalars can be added arithmetically.
(C) There are special law to add scalars. (D) Scalars have special method to represent.
5. A body is said to be in motion if :
(A) Its position with respect to surrounding objects remains same
(B) Its position with respect to surrounding objects keep on changing
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Neither (A) nor (B)
6. A distance is always :
(A) shortest length between two points (B) path covered by an object between two points
(C) product of length and time (D) none of the above
7. A displacement :
(A) is always positive (B) is always negative
(C) may be positive as well as negative (D) is neither positive nor negative
8. Examples of vector quantities are :
(A) velocity, length and mass (B) speed, length and mass
(C) time, displacement and mass (D) velocity, displacement and force
9. Which of the following is not characteristic of displacement ?
(A) It is always positive.
(B) Is has both magnitude and direction.
(C) It can be zero.
(D) Its magnitude is less than or equal the actual path length of the object.
10. S.I. unit of displacement is :
 (A) m (B) ms-1 (C) ms-2 (D) None of these

11. Which of the following is not a vector ?

(A) Speed (B) Velocity (C) Weight (D) Acceleration

12. Time is an example of :

(A) Scalar (B) Vector

(C) Scalar or vector (D) Neither scalar nor vector

13. In five minutes distance between a pole and a car changes progressively. What is true about the car ?

(A) Car is at rest (B) Car is in motion

(C) Nothing can be said with this information (D) None of the above

14. A distance :

(A) Is always positive (B) Is always negative

(C) May be positive as well as negative (D) Is neither positive nor negative

SUBJECTIVE QUESTION - 1.2

1. Is absolute rest possible ?

2. Are distance and displacement equal in magnitude ?
3. Is distance a vector quantity ?
4. Define scalar quantity and give two examples.
5. Define rest and motion and give two examples of each.
6. A runner running along a circle, runs the circle completely. What is his displacement ? What distance
has be run ?
7. Distinguish between rest and motion.
8. Write difference between distance and displacement.
9. Can a body be at rest and motion at the same time ? Explain.
10. When do we say that body is at rest and when do we say that it is moving ? Explain.
11. Give two examples to explain that motion is relative.
 CLASS-IX
PHYSICS
MOTION
Assignment-2
MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTION - 2.1

1. When a body covers equal distance in equal intervals of time, its motion is said to be :
(A) Non-uniform (B) Uniform (C) Accelerated (D) Back and forth
2. The motion along a straight line is called :
(A) Vibratory (B) Stationary (C) Circular (D) Linear
3. A particle is traveling with a constant speed. This means :
(A) Its position remains constant as time passes.
(B) It covers equal distance in equal interval of time
(C) Its acceleration is zero
(D) It does not change its direction of motion
4. The rate of change of displacement is :
(A) Speed (B) Velocity (C) Acceleration (D) Retardation
5. Speed is never :
(A) zero (B) Fraction (C) Negative (D) Positive
6. The motion of a body covering different distances in same intervals of time is said to be :
(A) Zig - Zag (B) Fast (C) Slow (D) Variable
7. Unit of velocity is :
(A) ms (B) ms-1 (C) ms2 (D) none of these
8. A speed :
(A) is always positive (B) is always negative
(C) may be positive as well as negative (D) is neither zero nor negative
9. A particle moves with a uniform velocity :
(A) The particle must be at rest (B) The particle moves along a curved path
(C) The particle moves along a circle (D) The particle moves along a straight line
10. A quantity has value of -6.0 ms-1. It may be the :
(A) Speed of a particle (B) Velocity of a particle
(C) Position of a particle (D) Displacement of a particle
11. In 10 minutes, a car with speed of 60 kmh-1 travels a distance of :
(A) 6 km (B) 600 km (C) 10 km (D) 7 km
12. A particle covers equal distances in equal intervals of times, it is said to be moving with uniform :
(A) Speed (B) Velocity (C) Acceleration (D) Retardation
13. The SI unit of the average velocity is :
(A) m/s (B) km/s (C) cm/s (D) mm/s
14. Mere per second is not the unit of :
(A) Speed (B) Velocity (C) Displacement (D) None of them
SUBJECTIVE QUESTION - 2.2

1. What is the S.I. unit of velocity ?

2. Which is vector, speed or velocity ?
3. Give the name of the physical quantity that corresponds to the rate of change of displacement ?
4. Apart from velocity name two other quantities which are vector ?
5. When is a body said to have uniform velocity ?
6. A particle is moving with uniform velocity. it is necessary moving with uniform speed ? Is it
necessary that it is moving along a straight line ?
7. Write difference between sped and velocity.
8. A train covers 80 km in 2 hours. Find its average speed in kmh-1, m min-1 and ms-1.
9. Which one of the following have maximum and the least average speed ?
(i) Sanjeev moving with 12 kmh-1
(ii) Rajeev running with 5 ms-1
(iii) Kabir moving with 150 m min-1.
10. (a) Uniform motion (b) Non uniform motion
11. (a) Average speed (b) Velocity