MCQs

1. Which graph correctly represents uniform velocity?

a. Distance-time graph is a straight line with constant slope

2. An object moves 100 m in 10 seconds and then 200 m in 20 seconds. What is its average speed?

a. 10 m/s
b. 20 m/s
c. 15 m/s
d. 5 m/s

3. Which of the following quantities can be zero while an object is in motion?

a. Velocity
b. Acceleration
c. Displacement
d. Speed

4. Calculate the acceleration of a car if it starts at 10 m/s and reaches 30 m/s after covering 100 m.

a. 2 m/s²
b. 3 m/s²
c. 4 m/s²
d. 5 m/s²

5. A boy throws a ball vertically upward with 30 m/s. How high does it go? (g = 10 m/s²)

a. 30 m
b. 45 m
c. 60 m
d. 90 m

A&S

A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C. A is true, but R is false.

D. A is false, but R is true.

1. A: A body can have zero displacement but non-zero distance. A

R: Displacement depends only on the initial and final positions.

R: It is derived under the assumption of constant displacement. C

3. A: A car’s average velocity can be zero over a round trip.

R: Displacement is zero for a complete round trip. A

4. A: A horizontal line in a velocity-time graph indicates the object is at rest.

R: Zero slope in a velocity-time graph means zero acceleration. D

5. A: Speed is always greater than or equal to velocity. C

R: Speed is a vector quantity, whereas velocity is a scalar.

VSA

1. Is it possible for a body to have uniform speed but non-uniform velocity?

A) This is not possible in one-dimensional motion, as a change in direction also changes the sign of
velocity. Example: On a circular track, an object can move with constant speed while continuously
changing direction — hence non-uniform velocity.

2. How can acceleration be determined from a velocity-time graph?

A) The slope of a velocity-time graph represents acceleration. A steeper slope means higher
acceleration. If the graph is a straight line inclined upward, the object is uniformly accelerating.

3. A body moves 100 m north, then 60 m south. Find distance and displacement.

A) Distance = 100 + 60 = 160 m

Displacement = 100 – 60 = 40 m north

4. What does negative acceleration signify in one-dimensional motion? Give one example.

A) It means the object is slowing down or decelerating. If acceleration acts opposite to motion, it's
negative. For example, a car applying brakes on a straight road.

5. A car travels 60 km in 2 hours, then 90 km in 3 hours. What is the average speed in terms of m/s?

A) 8.3 m/s
SAQ

1. Why is motion in one dimension also called linear motion? Give two examples.

A) Motion in one dimension occurs when an object moves along a straight line, with its position
changing only in one direction — forward or backward along that line. Because this path does not
deviate into another plane or direction, it is also called linear motion.

i. The motion of a train along a straight track .

ii. A stone thrown vertically upward.

2. Differentiate between distance and displacement.

A)

3. Differentiate between speed and velocity.

A)

4. A train starting from rest attains a speed of 72 km/h in 5 minutes. It then travels at this speed for
10 minutes. Finally, it decelerates to rest in 3 minutes. Find total distance and average speed.

A) 15. 7 m/s
5. Compare uniform and non-uniform motion in one dimension with examples and graphs.

A) Uniform motion: Equal displacement in equal time intervals.

Example: Train moving at 60 km/h constantly.

Graph: Straight-line displacement-time graph.

Non-uniform motion: Unequal displacement in equal intervals.

Example: Car accelerating or braking.

Graph: Curved displacement-time graph.

LAQ

1. Draw the velocity-time graph for a body moving with —

(a) Uniform velocity,

(b) Uniform acceleration.

And give one example of each, and also calculate the displacement and acceleration.

A) Students can answer in their own words.

2. Figure (a) shows the displacement-time graph for the motion of a body. Use it to calculate the
velocity of body at t = 1 s, 2 s and 3 s, then draw the velocity-time graph for it in Figure (b).

A) Student can answer in their own words.

(a) Draw the displacement-time sketch and find the average velocity of the car.

(b) What will be the displacement of the car at (i) 2.5 s and (ii) 4.5 s?

A)

a) 5m/s

b) 12.5 m, 22.5 m

4. Derive the equations for a uniformly accelerated motion of a body using a velocity-time
graph.
A) Student can answer in their own words.
5. The figure shows the displacement of a body at different times.
(a) Calculate the velocity of the body as it moves for the time interval

(i) 0 to 5 s,

(ii) 5 s to 7 s and

(iii) 7 s to 9 s.

(b) Calculate the average velocity during the time interval 5 s to 9 s.

A)

a) i. 0.6m/s , ii. 0m/s , iii. 2m/s b) 1m/s

CBQ

1. A jogger runs around a rectangular park. Each side is 200 meters. He completes two full rounds in
10 minutes.

1. What is the total distance the jogger runs?

2. What is the displacement after two rounds?

3. What is the average speed?

4. What is the average velocity, and why?

2. A school bus moves from school to a picnic spot 40 km away. It covers the first 20 km in 30
minutes, takes a 10-minute break, and then covers the next 20 km in 40 minutes.

1. Calculate the total distance covered.

2. What is the total time taken, including the break?

3. Find the average speed for the journey.

4. What is the displacement, and how does it relate to average velocity?

3. A car starts from rest and travels in a straight line. After 10 seconds, it reaches a speed of 20 m/s.
Then it continues at this speed for 30 seconds.
 1. What is the acceleration of the car during the first 10 seconds?

2. What is the distance travelled during the first 10 seconds?

3. What is the distance travelled during the next 30 seconds?

4. What is the total distance travelled by the car?

4. Sita observes a car passing by her window. First, it moves slowly, then speeds up. She notes that in
the first 5 seconds, it covers 5 meters, and in the next 5 seconds, it covers 20 meters.

1. What type of motion is this — uniform or non-uniform?

2. What could have caused the car to speed up?

3. How would you draw the distance-time graph for this motion?

4. Is speed increasing or decreasing? Justify using the data.

5. Ritika walks on a treadmill set to a constant speed of 5 km/h. She walks for 10 minutes without
changing direction.

1. If the treadmill stays in place, what is Ritika's displacement in terms of her room?

2. Why is her actual displacement zero even though she walked a distance?

3. How can this motion be both real and stationary?

4. Is the average velocity zero or non-zero? Explain why.