Motion in a Straight Line Concepts
12 Questions
1 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

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

    More Like This

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Browser