Chapter-2

Motion
1. A quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called__________.
𝐴. 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝐵. 𝑣𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐶. 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦
2. The thing that causes a body to move is called_________.
𝐴. 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐵. 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐶. 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒
3. A__________ is the magnitude of a vector.
𝐴. 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝐵. 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐶. 𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
4. From the following__________ not a scalar.
𝐴. 𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝐵. 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝐶. 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
5. An accelerated body is one whose velocity is__________.
𝐴. 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐵. 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐶. 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜
6. The instantaneous speed is the time rate of change of__________.
𝐴. 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐵. 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐶. 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡
7. The magnitude of velocity is___________.
𝐴. 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐵. 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝐶. 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒
8. The slope of velocity-time graph gives__________.
𝐴. 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝐵. 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐶. 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
9. The area under the speed-time graph gives__________.
𝐴. 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐵. 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐶. 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦
10. If a body is moving with constant velocity, its __________ is zero.
𝐴. 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝐵. 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐶. 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
11. Match the following.

i Force A To measure speed

ii Temperature B 30𝑚𝑖 ℎ−1

iii 48𝑘𝑚ℎ−1 C Scalar quantity

iv speedometer D Vector quantity

12. Match the following.

i Magnitude of vector A Same magnitude

ii Addition of vector B Same direction

iii 𝐴⃗𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 𝐴⃗ ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 C Scalar

iv 𝑃⃗⃗ = +𝑄
⃗⃗ ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 D Summation of two or more vectors

13. Match the following.

i Distance A Velocity

ii speed B Magnitude of displacement

iii 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠⃗ − 𝑡 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ C Change in velocity

iv 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑎⃗ − 𝑡 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ D Magnitude of velocity

 14. Match the following.

i Instantaneous velocity A Ratio of displacement by time

ii Average velocity B Motion with constant velocity

𝑑𝑠⃗
iii Instantaneous acceleration C 𝑣⃗ =
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑣⃗
iv Uniform motion D 𝑎⃗ =
𝑑𝑡

15. Match the following.

i Average acceleration A Displacement

ii Average velocity B Motion with changing velocity

𝑣 + 𝑣𝑜
iii Product of 𝑣⃗𝑎𝑣 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡 C
2
𝑣 − 𝑣𝑜
iv Accelerated motion D
𝑡

16. A car moves with constant speed and then constant acceleration. Which graph is the speed-time
graph for the car?

A B C D
v v v
v

speed speed speed

speed

t t
t t 0
0 0 0 time
time time time

17. What does the area under a speed-time graph represent?

𝐴. 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐵. 𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝐶. 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐷. 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑
18. A car travels 100km. The journey takes two hours. The highest speed of the car is
80km/h, and the lowest speed is 40km/h. What is the average speed for the journey?
𝐴. 40𝑘𝑚/ℎ 𝐵. 50𝑘𝑚/ℎ 𝐶. 60𝑘𝑚/ℎ 𝐷. 120𝑘𝑚/ℎ

19. Two runners take part in a race. The graph shows how the speed of each runner changes
with times.
speed
Runner(1)

Runner(2)

0 time
t

What does the graph show about the runners at time t?

A. Both runners are moving at the same speed.
B. Runner 1 has zero acceleration.
C. Runner 1 is overtaking runner 2.
D. Runner 2 is slowing down.

20. The diagram shows the only three forces acting on an object.

3.0N
5.0N
2.0N

What is the resultant force on the object?

A. 0N
B. 5.0 N towards the left
C. 5.0 N towards the right
D. 10.0 N towards the right
21. The speed-time shows the motion of a car.
speed
Q R

P
0 time

Which row describes the motion?

between P and Q between Q and R

A Accelerating moving at constant speed

B Accelerating not moving

C moving at constant speed decelerating

D moving at constant speed not moving

22. Which combination of forces produces a resultant force acting towards the right?

4N
10N 5N 5N
2N 3N

A B

5N
6N 7N
10N
3N
4N
D
C
23. The graph represents the motion of a car.
Speed
(

20

10

Time
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 (s
What is the distance travelled by the car while it is moving at a constant speed?
𝐴. 100𝑚 𝐵. 150𝑚 𝐶. 250𝑚 𝐷. 300𝑚

24. A man stands by a railway track. A train travelling at 40𝑚𝑠 −1 takes 2.0𝑠 to pass the man. What
is the length of the train?

𝐴. 20𝑚 𝐵. 38𝑚 𝐶. 40𝑚 𝐷. 80𝑚

25. A car travels 6.0km along a main road in 6.0minutes. It then travels 2.0km long a minor road in
6.0minutes

Minor road
6.0km
2.0km

6.0minutes
6.0minutes

Main road

Which calculation of average speed for the whole journey is correct?

A. 8.0 ÷ 12.0 = 0.67𝑘𝑚/𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠
B. 12.0 ÷ 8.0 = 1.5𝑘𝑚/𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠
C. 8.0 + 12.0 = 20𝑘𝑚/𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠
D. 8.0 × 12.0 = 96𝑘𝑚/𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠

CHAPTER END TEST

1. Motion along a straight line is called__________ motion.
𝐴. 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝐵. 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝐶. 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑
2. If a body is moving with constant velocity, its acceleration is __________.

𝐴. 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜 𝐵. 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐶. 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒

3. The slope of the displacement time graph gives__________.

𝐴. 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐵. 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐶. 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦

4. _________ is the distance travelled along a particular direction.

𝐴. 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐵. 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝐶. 𝑉𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦

5. Match the following.

The ratio of total

i displacement to time A Displacement
taken
The time rate of change of
ii B Average velocity
displacement

iii Area under a v-t graph C Average speed

The ratio of total distance to

iv D Instantaneous velocity
time taken

6. A car is travelling with a constant velocity of 6𝑚𝑠 −1 . The driver applies the brakes as he sees a
cow which is at a distance of 9𝑚 from the car. Find the acceleration of the car if it stops just in
front of the cow.
STEP-1
1
𝐴. 𝑣 = 𝑣0 + 𝑎𝑡 𝐵. 𝑣 2 = 𝑣02 + 2𝑎𝑠 𝐶. 𝑠 = 𝑣0 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2 𝐷. 𝑠 = 𝑣̅ 𝑡
2
STEP-2
𝐴. −4𝑚𝑠 −2 𝐵. −4𝑚𝑠 −1 𝐶. −2𝑚𝑠 −2 𝐷. −2𝑚𝑠 −1
7. Is it possible to run around an oval running track at constant speed?
𝐴. 𝑌𝑒𝑠 𝐵. 𝑁𝑜
8. Find the average velocity of a sprinter who won the gold medal in a 100𝑚 race with a time of
11.5𝑠.
STEP-1
1
𝐴. 𝑣 = 𝑣0 + 𝑎𝑡 𝐵. 𝑣 2 = 𝑣02 + 2𝑎𝑠 𝐶. 𝑠 = 𝑣0 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2 𝐷. 𝑠 = 𝑣̅ 𝑡
2
STEP-2
𝐴. 8.695𝑚𝑠 −1 𝐵. 7.695𝑚𝑠 −1 𝐶. 6.695𝑚𝑠 −1 𝐷. 5.695𝑚𝑠 −1
9. A particle starting from rest moves along a straight line with a constant acceleration of 2𝑚𝑠 −2 .
What is the velocity of the particle 9𝑠 after it started from rest?
STEP-1
1
𝐴. 𝑣 = 𝑣0 + 𝑎𝑡 𝐵. 𝑣 2 = 𝑣02 + 2𝑎𝑠 𝐶. 𝑠 = 𝑣0 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2 𝐷. 𝑠 = 𝑣̅ 𝑡
2
STEP-2

𝐴. 18𝑚𝑠 −1 𝐵. 18𝑚𝑠 −2 𝐶. 9𝑚𝑠 −2 𝐷. 9𝑚𝑠 −1