STUDENT WORKSHEET #1

CLASS: IX
SUBJECT: PHYSICS
Chapter: Motion
Topics: Speed, velocity and acceleration
Assertion – reason questions
Answer these questions selecting the appropriate options given below.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d)A is false but R is true
e) A is false but R is false
1. Assertion : An object may acquire acceleration even if it is moving at a
constant speed.
Reason : With change in the direction of motion, an object can acquire
acceleration.
2. Assertion : the speedometer of a car measures the instantaneous speed
of the car.
Reason : Average speed is equal to the total distance covered by an object
divided by the total time taken.
3. Assertion : An object may have acceleration even if it is moving with
uniform speed.
Reason : An object may be moving with uniform speed but it may be
changing its direction of motion.
4. Assertion : An object can have constant speed but variable velocity.
Reason :Speed is a scalar but velocity is a vector quantity

ASSET questions
5. A discus thrower rotates his body with his arm out (holding the discus) in
a circle that is 1.8 m wide. If he completes the last rotation in one
second, what would be the minimum speed of the discus when it is just
released?

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 a) 1.8 m/s c) 3.6 m/s
b) 5.7 m/s. d) 0.9 m/s

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