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ANSWERS:
Chapter 2: LINEAR MOTION
1. Define the following and give the examples:
Terms Definition Example
- Motion in one spatial
Linear motion dimension. A car moving in a straight
- Motion in a straight line. line.
Motion that is not moving in a A snake crawling.
Non-linear motion straight line.

- A vehicle running at a
Uniform motion Movement with a velocity that is constant speed of 10m/s,
constant and stable. will cover equal distances
of 10 m every second, so its
motion will be uniform.

- The rotation of the blades

When a body that is moving
Non-uniform motion along a straight line does not
travel equal distances in equal
amounts of time.
The distance travelled divided
Average velocity by the time taken.
on the ceiling fan.
- Oscillation of pendulum.
- The motion of a train.
- A person jogging in the
park
-

The velocity of an object at one

Instantaneous point. When you are driving a car and
velocity its speedometer swings to 90
km/h, then the instantaneous
velocity of the car is 90 km/h.

2. State Newton’s First Law:

A body with no net force acting on it will either remain at rest or continue to move
with uniform speed in a straight line, according to its initial condition of motion.

3. Complete the table below:

Terms Definition Type of SI Unit Physical
quantity Quantity
Distance Total route taken by a motion. Scalar m Base Quantity
Quantity
Displacement Distance taken with consideration Vector m Base Quantity
of direction Quantity
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Speed Rate of change of distance Scalar m/s Derived Quantity

Quantity
Velocity Rate of change of displacement Vector m/s Derived Quantity
Quantity

4. Complete the table below:

Terms Definition Formula SI Unit
Acceleration A positive rate of change of velocity 𝑣−𝑢 m/s2
𝑎=
with time. 𝑡
Deceleration - A negative rate of change of 𝑣−𝑢 m/s2
𝑎=
velocity with time. 𝑡
- To decrease the velocity
Zero Constant velocity - -
acceleration (Kelajuan tidak berubah)
Uniform The rate of change of its velocity is - -
acceleration constant.
(Kadar perubahan kelajuan adalah
sama)

5. Sketch a displacement –time graph for uniform motion:

6. Sketch a displacement –time graph for non-uniform motion when the object is
speeding up:
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7. Sketch a displacement –time graph for non-uniform motion when the object is
slowing down:

8. The gradient of a velocity – time graph represents the __acceleration __ of the object.

9. The area under a velocity – time graph represents the _ distance travelled__ by the
object.

10. List down four equations of linear motion:

11. Name types of acceleration of the graphs below:

Velocity – time Graph Types of acceleration

Zero acceleration

Increasing acceleration non-uniformly

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Decreasing acceleration uniformly

Decreasing acceleration non-

uniformly

Increasing acceleration uniformly