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Motion
Class: IX Maximum Marks: 30
Physics Time allowed: 1 hr
1. Define (a) Displacement (b) Retardation (c) Uniform Motion 4
2. What is the S.I. unit of acceleration? Define 1 unit of acceleration. 2
3. Differentiate between distance and displacement. 3
4. Can speed of a body be negative? Give reason to support your answer. 2
5. Area under the velocity time graph gives ……………………… 1
6. Draw the position time graph for an object travelling in uniform motion. 2
7. Derive the second equation of motion using graphical method. 4
8. A man walks along the boundary of a square field of side 40 m. If he completes one round of the field in 80s.
What will be the distance travelled and the displacement of man at the end of 280s? 2
9. A man drives half the distance at a speed of 30 𝑚/𝑠 and other half at a speed of 50 𝑚/𝑠. What is the
average speed for his journey? 2
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10. A ball is dropped from a height of 20 𝑚. Assuming acceleration due to gravity be 10𝑚/𝑠 , find (a) the speed
with which the ball hits the ground (b) the time taken by the ball to hit the ground. 3
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11. Brakes are applied to a train running at a speed of 90 𝑘𝑚/ℎ to bring it to rest with an acceleration of 5 𝑚/𝑠
in the direction opposite to that of motion of train. Calculate (a) the time needed to bring the train to halt
(b) the distance covered in this time. 4
12. ……………………….. shows the speed of a vehicle. 1

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