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This document contains a worksheet for Class 9 Science on the topics of Distance, Displacement, Speed, and Velocity. It includes multiple choice questions, short answer questions, long answer questions, and numerical problems designed to test students' understanding of these concepts. The worksheet aims to help students differentiate between scalar and vector quantities and apply their knowledge through calculations and examples.

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class 9th motion - 2&3

This document contains a worksheet for Class 9 Science on the topics of Distance, Displacement, Speed, and Velocity. It includes multiple choice questions, short answer questions, long answer questions, and numerical problems designed to test students' understanding of these concepts. The worksheet aims to help students differentiate between scalar and vector quantities and apply their knowledge through calculations and examples.

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Class 9 Science – Worksheet no-2 Topic: Distance and

Displacement
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1-Distance is a quantity, while displacement is a quantity.

a) Scalar, Scalar b) Scalar, Vector c) Vector, Scalar d) Vector, Vector

2-The displacement of an object can be than the distance traveled.

a) Greater b) Equal to or less than c) Always equal to d) None of the above

3-A boy walks 4 m east and then 3 m north. What is the displacement of the boy?

a) 7 m b) 5 m c) 4 m d) 3 m

4-If an object moves in a circular path and comes back to the starting point, its displacement is:

a) Equal to the circumference of the circle b) Equal to the radius of the circle c) Zero d) None of these

5-Which of the following statements is correct?

a) Distance is always greater than displacement b) Distance is always equal to displacement

c) Distance is always less than displacement d) Distance is always greater than or equal to displacement

Section B: Short Answer

Questions6. Define distance and displacement with examples.

7. Explain why displacement can be zero even if the distance covered is not zero.

8. A person walks 10 m east, then 10 m west. Calculate the total distance and displacement.

9. Differentiate between distance and displacement with at least two points.

Section C: Long Answer Questions

10. A car moves 3 km north, then 4 km east. Find the distance and displacement of the car.

11. A cyclist moves 6 km north, 8 km east, and then returns 6 km south. Calculate the total distance and the final
displacement.

12. Why is displacement a vector quantity, while distance is a scalar quantity? Explain with an example.

Section D: Numerical Problems

13. A man walks from point A to point B, covering 6 m north and 8 m east. Find the distance traveled and the
magnitude of displacement.

14. A runner completes a circular track of radius 7 m in one lap. Calculate the distance and displacement.

Bonus Question:15. An ant moves along the sides of a square of side 5 m, starting from one corner and reaching the
diagonally opposite corner. Find the distance covered and the displacement.

Class 9 Science – Worksheet - 3Topic: Speed and Velocity


Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1-Speed is a quantity, while velocity is a quantity.

a) Scalar, Scalar b) Scalar, Vector c) Vector, Scalar d) Vector, Vector

2-If a car travels 100 km in 2 hours, what is its average speed?


a) 25 km/h b) 50 km/h c) 100 km/h d) 200 km/h

3-When does the speed of an object become equal to its velocity?

a) When the object moves in a straight line without changing direction b) When the object moves in a circular path
c) When the object moves randomly d) Never

4-A body moving with uniform velocity has:

a) Constant acceleration b) Changing speed c) Zero acceleration d) Changing velocity

5-What is the SI unit of velocity?

a) m b) m/s c) m/s² d) km/h

Section B: Short Answer Questions

6. Define speed and velocity with examples.

7. Differentiate between uniform and non-uniform motion

.8. A cyclist covers 20 km in 40 minutes. Calculate his average speed in m/s.

9. Explain why velocity can be negative while speed cannot.

Section C: Long Answer Questions

10. A car moves 120 km north in 3 hours and then 160 km east in 4 hours. Calculate the average speed and average
velocity.

11. Why is velocity a vector quantity while speed is a scalar quantity? Explain with examples.

12. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 20 m/s. How much time will it take to reach the highest point?
(Take g = 9.8 m/s²)

Section D: Numerical Problems

13. A car accelerates from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 seconds. Find its acceleration and the distance covered in this time.
14. A train covers a distance of 600 km in 5 hours. It then reverses direction and covers 400 km in 3 hours. Find the
total distance, total displacement, average speed, and average velocity.

Bonus Question: 15. A boy runs around a circular track of radius 14 m and completes one full lap in 40 seconds.
Calculate his speed and velocity.

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