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Motion and Time Class 7 Chapter 13
Motion and Time Class 7 Chapter 13
Question 2. Mention which is the most common thing in almost all the clocks.
Answer: The most common thing in almost all the clocks is that all of them shows periodic
motion.
Question 3. Paheli and Boojho have to cover different distances to reach their school but they take
the same time to reach the school. What can you say about their speed? [NCERT Exemplar; HOTS]
Answer: They do not have equal speed because they cover unequal distance in equal intervals of
time. One of them has higher speed whom has to cover larger distance with respect to other.
Question 4. If Boojho covers a certain distance in one hour and Paheli covers the same distance in two
hours, who travels with a higher speed? [NCERT Exemplar; HOTS]
Answer: Boojho travels with a higher speed as he has covered same distance in lesser time with respect to
Paheli.
Question 5. A simple pendulum is oscillating between two points A and B as shown in figure. Is the motion
of the bob uniform or non-uniform?
Answer: The motion of bob is non-uniform as it does not cover equal distance in equal intervals of time.
Question 6. State the characteristic of distance-time graph for the motion of an object moving with
a constant speed.
Answer: The distance-time graph for the motion of an object moving with a constant speed is a
straight line inclined on x-axis at some angles.
Question 8. Briefly explain how will decide which object is moving fast and which one is moving
slow.
Answer: If an object covers more distance in equal intervals of time with respect to other, then we
can say that object is moving faster with respect to the other object.
Question 12. Estimate that how many hours are there in a year.
Answer: In a year, we have 365 days and 1 day = 24 h
So, for 365 days, we have 24 × 365 h = 8760 h
Question 13. Explain how time was measured when pendulum clocks were not available.
Answer: Before the discovery of pendulum clocks, sundials, water clocks and sand clocks were
used.
Question 14. A spaceship travels 36000 km in one hour.Express its speed in km/s.
Answer:
Question 15. Out of the two given clocks, a pendulum clock or a quartz clock. Mention which of
the clock between the given ones requires an electric cell for its working?
Answer: A quartz clock requires an electric cell for its working.
Question 16. Name the most ancient unit of time in which it was earlier measured.
Answer: Solar day is the most ancient unit of time in which it was earlier measured.
Question 17. State the condition under which the distance-time graph of an object is a horizontal
line parallel to the axis of time.
Answer: When the object is at rest, then the distance-time graph of an object is a horizontal line
parallel to the axis of time.
Question 18. State the factors on which the time period of a simple pendulum depend.
Answer:The factors on which the time period of a simple pendulum depend are
Line graph
Pie chart
Bar graph
Question 20. State the way through which we can prepare a pendulum by our own.
Answer: By suspending a metal ball with the help of a cotton thread and the other end of the
thread can be tied to some different supports, so in this way, we can prepare a pendulum by our
own.
Question 3. Briefly mention how many types of motion are there. Also, name all of them.
Answer: Different types of motion are there, and they can be named as follows
Periodic motion
Rolling motion
Rotatory motion
Oscillatory and vibratory motions
Question 4. The average age of children of class VII is 12 years and 3 months. Express this age in
second. [NCERT Exemplar]
Answer: Given, the average age of children 12 years and 3 months
1 year = 365 days = 365 × 24 h [1 day = 24 h]
= 365 × 24 × 3600 s [1 h = 3600 s]
12 years = 31536000 s × 12 = 378432000 s
3 months = 30x3days = 30 × 3 × 24h = 30 × 3 × 24 × 3600s = 7776000s
So, total age in second = 378432000 + 7776000 = 386208000s
Question 5. Plot a distance-time graph of the tip of the second hand of a clock by selecting 4
points on X-axis and /-axis, respectively. The circumference of the circle traced by the second
hand is 64 cm. [NCERT Exemplar]
Answer:
Time (s) X 15 30 45 60
Distance (cm) Y 16 32 48 64
Question 6. With the help of the data given in the following table, show graphically the relationship
between the diameter and circumference of a circle.
circle (cm) (cm)
1 3.2
2 6.3
4 12.6
5 15.7
6 18.8
Answer: With the help of a given data in a tabular form, the graph can be obtained by taking
diameter of the circle on the x-axis and the circumference on y-axis. On x-axis, 1 cm diameter is
shown by 1 cm and on the y-axis, 3 cm of circumference is shown by 1 cm.
Question 7. Starting from A, Paheli moves along a rectangular path ABCD as shown in figure. She
takes 2 min to travel each side. Plot a distance-time graph and explain whether the motion is
uniform or non-uniform.
Answer: Since, the distance covered per unit time for the entire distance covered is not the same,
Question 8. One day, a five years old boy, Chintoo was playing with his toys in his room. After few
minutes, he saw a wristwatch on his study table, so after seeing it, he got crazy and so much in
eager to play with that watch. Then, for 2 to 3 min, he was trying to analyze it that whether its a toy
or something else, then suddenly, he was just about to throw it but at the same his mother entered
into the room and take the watch back immediately from his hand.
(a) State the benefit of a wristwatch.
(b) Briefly mention the values showed by Chintoo’s mother here. [Value Based Question]
Answer:
(a) The wristwatch can be handled very easily to check the time in comparison to the wall clock.
(b) The values showed by Chintoo’s mother here is the concern towards her four years old child
and also the concern towards that wristwatch while considering the importance of money.
Question 9. The following distance-time graph of three objects (D, E and F) are given (see figure
given alongside). What can you say about the motion of the objects?
Answer: Since, the distance-time graph of an object D is a straight line therefore, its motion is
uniform. Also here, we can see that the distance-time graph of object E is parallel to x-axis (time-
axis), therefore object E is at rest.
As, the distance-time graph of object F is a curved line, therefore the object C is moving with a
non-uniform speed and its motion is non-uniform.
Question 10. The following figure shows the distance-time graph for the motion of two objects D
and E. Which one of them is moving slower?
Question 11. The following figure shows the distance-time graph for the motion of two vehicles (C
and D). At what time and distance (from the starting point), they will cross each other.
Answer: Firstly, draw perpendicular lines from point E on x-axis and y-axis.
The two vehicles (C and D) will meet (or cross) each other at 5:00 PM and after travelling a
distance of 4 km.
Answer:
(a) From the graph, it is clear that the distance at 20 s is 8 m.
(b) Distance travelled by the body object in 12 s is 6 m.
(c) As, average speed = Total distance Total time =820=0.4m/s
Question 3.Explain by giving example that how can we choose a suitable scale.
Answer: While choosing the most suitable scale for drawing a graph, we should keep the following
points in mind
(i) The difference between the highest and lowest values of each quantity.
(ii) The intermediate values of each quantity so that with the scale chosen, it is easy to mark the
values on the graph.
(iii) To utilize the maximum part of the paper on which the graph is to be drawn, assume that we
have a graph paper of size 25 cm x 25 cm and we have to accommodate following data:
8:00 AM 36540 km 0 km
8:30 AM 36560 km 20 km
9:00 AM 36580 km 40 km
9:30 AM 36600 km 60 km
10:00 AM 36620 km 80 km
Question 4. Distance between Bholu’s and Golu’s house is 9 km. Bholu has to attend Golu’s
birthday party at 7 O’ clock. He started his journey from his home at 6 O’ clock on his bicycle and
covered a distance of 6 km in 40 min. At that point, he met Chintu and he spoke to him for 5 min
and reached Golu’s birthday party at 7 O’ clock. With what speed, did he cover the second part of
the journey? Calculate-his average speed for the entire journey. [NCERT Exemplar]
Answer:
From the question, Bholu covers 3 km distance in 15 min.
Question 5.
The given data regarding the motion of two different objects C and D is in a tabular form. Check
them carefully and state whether the motion of the objects is uniform or non-uniform.
9:30 AM 10 12
9:45 AM 20 19
10:15 AM 40 35
10:30 AM 50 37
10:45 AM 60 41
11:00 AM 70 44
Answer: We can check the motion of the objects C and D by plotting the distance-time graph for
the two objects.
Miscellaneous Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
What is the relation between distance and speed?
(a) Distance = Speed × Time
(b) Distance = Speed/Time
(c) Distance = Time/Speed
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a) Distance = Speed × Time
Question 2.
Two students were asked to plot a distance-time graph for the motion described by Table A and
Table B. [NCERT Exemplar]
Time (min) 0 2 4 6 8 10
Time (min) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Question 3. How will you convert the speed given in km/h to m/s?
(a) By multiplying with 5/16
(b) By multiplying with 6/5
(c) By multiplying with 18/5
(d) By multiplying with 5/18
Answer:
(d) Conversion of km/h into m/s
Time taken by the bob to move from A to C is t1 and from C to O is t2. The time period of this
simple pendulum is [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) (t1 + t2)
(b) 2(t1 + t2)
(c) 3 (t1 + t2)
(d) 4(t1 + t2)
Answer:
(d)As from A to O, 14th time of one full cycle of time is required, so time period will be 4 (t1 + t2.
Question 10.The distance-time graph for a vehicle standing on a road side will be
(a) straight line inclined by some angle to x-axis
(b) straight line parallel to x-axis
(c) straight line parallel to y-axis
(d) None of the above
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Answer:
(b) straight line parallel to x-axis
Question 11. Boojho walks to his school which is at a distance of 3 km from his home in 30 min.
On reaching, he finds that the school is closed and comes back by a bicycle with his friend and
reaches home in 20 min. His average speed in km/h is [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) 8.3
(b) 7.2
(c) 5
(d) 3.6
Answer:
(b) Given, total distance = 3+ 3 = 6km, total time = 30 + 20 = 50 min
The time period of a simple pendulum is the time taken by it to travel from
(a) A to 8 and back to A
(b) O to A, A to 8 and 8 to A
(c) 8 to A, A to 8 and 8 to O
(d) A to 8
Answer:
(a) Time period of a simple pendulum is the total time taken to complete one full cycle.
Question 14.
Which of the following cannot be used for the measurement of time? [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) A leaking tap
Question 15. Two clocks A and B are shown in figure. Clock A has an hour and a minute hand
whereas clock B has an hour hand, minute hand as well as a second hand. Which of the following
statement is correct for these clocks? [NCERT Exemplar]
True/False
1. The motion of a spinning top is rotational motion.
2. The smallest time interval that can be measured with commonly available clocks and watches
is one second.
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3. The time period of simple pendulum is not constant.
4. Faster vehicle has a higher speed.
5. All the clocks make use of some periodic motion.
6. The basic unit of speed is km/h.
7. The symbols of all units are written in singular.
8. The basic unit of time is second.
9. The distance-time graph of standing vehicle is a straight line parallel to x-axis.
10. Periodic events are used for the measurement of time.
Answers:
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True
6. False, the basic unit of speed is m/s
7. True
8. True
9. True
10. True
Column I Column II
Answers:
1.
(a)-(iv)
(b)-(viii)
(c)-(vi)
(d)-(i)
(e)-(ii)
(f)-(iii)
(g)-(v)