Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (ICSE) · Physics
Chapter: Chapter 2 — Chapter 2: Motion in One Dimension
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is displacement? [1]
(A) Shortest distance from initial to final position
(B) Total path length travelled
(C) Only speed
(D) Only time taken
2. What is distance? [1]
(A) Total path length travelled
(B) Shortest distance only
(C) Only speed
(D) Only time taken
3. What is velocity? [1]
(A) Rate of change of displacement
(B) Rate of change of distance only
(C) Only direction
(D) Only speed with no direction
4. What is acceleration? [1]
(A) Rate of change of velocity
(B) Rate of change of distance
(C) Only speed
(D) Only displacement
5. What is the equation v=u+at used for? [1]
(A) Calculating unknown motion quantities
(B) Only for area calculations
(C) Only for volume calculations
(D) Nothing useful
6. What does 'u' represent in v=u+at? [1]
(A) Initial velocity
(B) Final velocity
(C) Time
(D) Acceleration
7. What does 'v' represent in v=u+at? [1]
(A) Final velocity
(B) Initial velocity
(C) Time
(D) Acceleration
8. Why study motion in one dimension? [1]
(A) To understand and calculate movement along a line
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What is displacement? [1]
(A) Shortest distance from initial to final position
(B) Total path length travelled
(C) Only speed
(D) Only time taken
10. What is distance? [1]
(A) Total path length travelled
(B) Shortest distance only
(C) Only speed
(D) Only time taken
11. What is velocity? [1]
(A) Rate of change of displacement
(B) Rate of change of distance only
(C) Only direction
(D) Only speed with no direction
12. What is acceleration? [1]
(A) Rate of change of velocity
(B) Rate of change of distance
(C) Only speed
(D) Only displacement
13. What is the equation v=u+at used for? [1]
(A) Calculating unknown motion quantities
(B) Only for area calculations
(C) Only for volume calculations
(D) Nothing useful
14. What does 'u' represent in v=u+at? [1]
(A) Initial velocity
(B) Final velocity
(C) Time
(D) Acceleration
15. What does 'v' represent in v=u+at? [1]
(A) Final velocity
(B) Initial velocity
(C) Time
(D) Acceleration
16. Why study motion in one dimension? [1]
(A) To understand and calculate movement along a line
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests