16 Questions
What is the definition of distance in motion?
Distance is the total path covered by the object in the given interval of time.
Define displacement in motion.
Displacement is the shortest path covered by the moving object in the given interval of time.
What is the formula for calculating distance in terms of speed and time?
Distance=Speed × Time.
What are the standard units for distance, time, and speed?
The standard unit of distance is in metres, time is in seconds (s), and speed is in metres per second (m/s).
Give an example of rectilinear/translatory motion.
A car moving on a straight road.
What defines an object to be in motion?
An object is said to be in motion if it changes its position with respect to time.
What is circular motion?
Circular motion is when a body moves in the shape of a circle about a fixed point and a fixed radius.
Give an example of periodic/oscillatory motion.
The to and fro motion of a simple pendulum.
What is the time period in the case of a simple pendulum?
The time period is the total time taken by the pendulum to complete one oscillation.
Define speed and provide its formula.
Speed is the total distance travelled by the object in a given interval of time. Speed = Distance travelled/time taken.
What is uniform motion?
Uniform motion is when an object moving along a straight line moves with a constant speed.
Provide an example of non-uniform motion.
The motion of a train.
What is the unit of time and how is it generally measured?
The unit of time is generally measured in seconds, minutes, and hours.
What does the speedometer record?
The speed of the vehicle directly in kilometres per hour (km/h).
What does an odometer measure?
The distance moved by the vehicle directly in kilometres (km).
What does a distance-time graph visualize?
A distance-time graph visualizes the distance covered by an object over a period of time.
Test your understanding of motion, distance, and displacement with this quiz. Explore concepts such as the total path covered by an object, the shortest path covered by a moving object, and the calculation of distance using speed and time.
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