Motion in a Straight Line Concepts

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What is the defining characteristic of an object in motion?

  • Moving randomly
  • Changing position with time (correct)
  • Having a constant position
  • Remaining stationary

How is path length defined?

  • Total speed of an object
  • Total time taken by an object
  • Total distance traveled by an object (correct)
  • Total displacement of an object

When is an object considered to be in uniform motion?

  • When it covers equal distances in equal times (correct)
  • When its speed is constant
  • When it moves randomly
  • When its speed changes

What is the relationship between path length and displacement?

<p>Path length is always greater than displacement (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is average speed calculated?

<p>Total distance divided by total time taken (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does instantaneous velocity represent?

<p>The velocity at a specific instant of time (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between velocity and acceleration at a particular instant?

<p>Acceleration is the slope of the tangent on the velocity-time graph (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which graph represents uniform motion?

<p>Position-time graph as a straight line inclined to the time axis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the area under the velocity-time curve represent?

<p>Displacement of the object during that interval of time (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the SI units for average acceleration?

<p>m/s2 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion, what set of equations relates displacement, time, initial velocity, final velocity, and acceleration?

<p>Kinematic equations of motion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is centripetal acceleration?

<p>Acceleration of an object undergoing uniform circular motion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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