Motion and Time

1. A pendulum takes 0.5 s to make one oscillation about its mean position. How long will it take to make 5 oscillations?
(a) 5 s (b) 7.5 s
(c) 2.5s (d) 10s

2. Which of the following are NOT in uniform motion?

(i) A bullet travelling with a constant speed in a straight line
(ii) A Swinging pendulum
(iii) The rotation of earth

(a) Only (i) and (ii) (b) Only (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (i) and (iii) (d) (i), (ii) and iii

3. Sunitha can type 1800 words in half an hour. What is her typing speed in words per minute?
(a) 60 (b) 600
(c) 750 (d) 3000

4. A truck travels 840 km using 60 litres of diesel. What is the fuel consumption of the truck?
(a) 14 km per litre
(b) 14 litre per km
(c) 140 km per litre
(d) 140 litre per kr

5. A water pipe has water flowing through it. Which of the following changes would increase the speed of water flow
through the pipe?
(a) Increase the water pressure
(b) Increase the length of pipe
(c) Make the pipe coiled
(d) Make the pipe narrower

6. Which of the following does NOT show oscillatory motion?

(a) Swing
(b) Fan
(c) See-saw
(d) Pendulum

7. A train starts from station A and reaches station D which is 150 km away. It has scheduled halts at station B and C
for 5 minutes each. The distance between A and B is 50 km and C and D is 60 km. The train starts at 5 p.m. from A
and reaches D at 8.30 p.m. What is its average speed in ms 1 ?
(a) 11.88ms 1
(b) 15.4 ms 1
(c) 8.41 m s 1
(d) 5.83 m s 1

8. A man runs 10 km in 30 min. What is his speed per hour?

(a) 5kmh1
(b) 10kmh1
(c) 15kmh1
(d) 20 km h1
9. Study the graph given below.

What can be concluded about the speed in the above graph?

(a) It goes on increasing.
(b) It decreases first and then becomes zero.
(c) It increases first and then becomes constant but not zero.
(d) It decreases first and then becomes constant but not zero.

10. With what speed should a car travel so that it can cover a distance of 5 km in 5 min?
(a) 1 km h1 (b) 5 km h1
(c) 12kmh1 (d) 60 km h1

11. A car travels with a speed of 50kmh1 in the 1st hour and 100kmh1 in the 2nd hour. What is the total distance
covered by the car in the two hours?
(a) 50km (b) 100km
(c) 150 km (d) 200 km

12. A graph is shown below.

What does the area of the shaded portion in the graph represent?
(a) Distance (b) Speed
(c) Time (d) Uniform motion

13. Which of the following relations is correct?

1
(a) Speed=
Distance ×Time
Time
(b) Speed=
Distance
Distnce
(c) Speed=
Time
(d) Speed  Dis tan ce  Time

14. Which of the following is the most suitable device for measuring the time the runners take in a 100 m marathon?
(a) Hour glass (b) Stop watch
(c) Pendulum (d) Sun dial

15. In a marathon, Varun runs 800 metres in 2 minutes 40 seconds. What is his speed in metres per second?
(a) 4 ms 1 (b) 5ms 1
(c) 200ms 1 (d) 1600ms 1
16. Which of the following shows motion in a straight line?
(a) A bullet shot from a gun
(b) A tree swaying
(c) Child on a merry-go-round
(d) The motion of strings in a guitar

17. Which of the following is given incorrectly

(a) Speedometer : Speed
(b) Odometer : Odour
(c) Anemometer : Wind speed
(d) Stopwatch : Time

18. A body moves on a circular track covering one complete round of 60 m in 10 seconds. Find its average speed.
(a) 3 m s 1 (b) 6 m s 1
(c) 36 m s 1 (d) 600 m s 1

19. Which of the following travels the fastest?

(a) Cheetah (b) Wind
(c) Sound (d) Light

20. A person is seated in a train under motion. With reference to which of the following surroundings is he at rest?
(a) Person watching him from the front seat
(b) Person watching him from the ground
(c) Trees on the ground
(d) A car moving in the opposite direction to the train

21. Study the given distance-time graph for three cars P, Q and R in a race.

Which of the three cars win the race?

(a) Car P
(b) Car Q
(c) Car R
(d) Both Q and R

22. The speed of a train is 20 ms 1. What is the speed in km kmh1 ?

(a) 60 km h1
(b) 40 km h1
(c) 72 km h1
(d) 20 km h1

23. A spin drier spins at a rate of 600 revolutions per minute. How many revolutions would it make in 1 minute 20
seconds?
(a) 600
(b) 800
(c) 900
(d) 1000
24. A cyclist travels at an average speed of 25 kmh1. How long will it take for him to travel a triangular journey through
three places P1, P2 and P3 as shown in the figure?

(a) 20 minutes
(b) 36 minutes
(c) 1 hour
(d) 1 hour 20 minutes

25. A car covered a distance of 3 km in 5 minutes. What is the speed with which the car travelled?
(i) 100ms 1 (ii)
136km h1

(iii) 1000cm s 1 (iv)

600 m min1

(a) Only (i) and (ii)

(b) Only (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (i), (iii) and (iv)
(d) Only (ii), (iii) and (iv)

26. Study the data given below.

Duration(in hour) 0-6 6-8 8-16 16-20

Distance covered (in km) 400 0 600 200

What is the average speed of the journey for the first 20 hours?
(a) 75 km h1
(b) 50 km h1
(c) 60 km h1
(d) 66.67 km h1

27. Study the data given below.

Duration (in hour) 6-8 6-8

Distance covered (in km) ? 240
If the average speed of the journey is 80 kmh1, what is the distance travelled during the first 8 hours?
(a) 640 km
(b) 240 km
(c) 400 km
(d) 480 km

28. In a 100 m race Revanth and Rohan ran at an average speed of 8.4 ms 1 and 12.2ms 1 respectively. If 12 seconds
is the time taken in school records for 100 metre race, then which of the following can be true?
(a) Revanth broke the record.
(b) Rohan broke the record.
(c) Both Revanth and Rohan broke the record.
(d) Neither Revanth nor Rohan broke the record.
29. Swapna travelled by plane flying at an average speed of 600 kmh1. The plane left the airport at 13:00 h and reached
the destination at 15:45 h. How far did Swapna travel?
(a) 1350 km (b) 1200 km
(c) 1650 km (d) 1800 km

30. Kiran and Sharan start from their home at the same time but travel by different routes to reach their school. Kiran's
house is at a distance of 1500 m from school while Sharan's house is 2000 m from school. If both reach school at
the same time, what can be inferred?
(a) Kiran's speed is greater than Sharan's.
(b) Sharan's speed is greater than Kiran's.
(c) Sharan travels with a speed of 75 m min1
(d) Kiran travels with a speed of 100 m min1

31. The graph given below shows the motion of four runners P, Q, R and S in a 5 km marathon.

Who ran the fastest?

(a) P
(b) Q
(c) R
(d) S

32. Which of the following graphs represents constant speed of a body?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
33. Riaz takes 20 minutes to reach his school with a speed of 3 ms 1. How far is his school from home?
(a) 2 km
(b) 3.2 km
(c) 3.6 km
(d) 4.1 km

34. With what speed should a car travel so that it can cover a distance of 10 km in 5 minutes?
(a) 10kmh1
(b) 50 km h1
(c) 60 km h1
(d) 120kmh1

35. According to the following graph, what happens to the distance covered by a car moving on a straight road from 0
to 10 minutes?

(a) It goes on increasing.

(b) It goes on decreasing.
(c) It first increases and then decreases.
(d) It first decreases and then increases.

36. A car travels with a speed of 50kmh1 in the 1st 30 minutes and 100kmh1 in the next 30 minutes. What is the total
distance covered by the car?
(a) 50 km
(b) 75 km
(c) 150 km
(d) 200 km

37. Two friends A and B started at different times and covered 30 km as shown in the graph.

Identify the correct statement from the following.

(a) A and B move with the same speed.
(b) B moves with non-uniform speed.
(c) A completes his journey early.
(d) B overtakes A at 11.20 a.m.
38. Which of the following events is used for the measurement of time?
(a) Occurrence of an earthquake
(b) Speedometer in a vehicle
(c) Motion of a pendulum
(d) Collision of a meteorite with a planet

39. Which of the following can be used for measuring the time under ideal conditions?
(i) The swing of a pendulum
(ii) Pulse rate
(iii) The changing of days and nights

(a) Only (i) and (ii)

(b) Only (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (i) and (iii)
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

40. The graph given below shows the position of an ant at different times.

What is its average speed?

(a) 1.5ms 1
(b) 3cms 1
(c) 1 cm s 1
(d) 4.5 cm s 1
 Answer with Solutions

1. (a) Given time period for 1 oscillation = 0.5 s Time period for 5 oscillations  5  0.5  2.5 s

2. (b) A swinging pendulum and the rotation of earth are not in uniform motion.

Words typed 1800

3. (a) Speed= =
Time 30 minutes

 60 words per minute

4. (a) Distance travelled by truck = 840 km

Amount of diesel used = 60 litre

Distance 840 km
Fuel consumption = =
Amount of fuel 60 litre

= 14 km per litre

5. (a) The speed of water flow through the pipe can be increased by increasing the water pressure. All other mentioned

changes would have no effect on the speed of water flow.

6. (b) A fan shows circular motion.

7. (a)

Average speed

Total distance travelled

=
Toital time taken

Total distance = 150 km

 Total time taken = 3.5 hour

150
 Average speed   42.8 kmh1
3.5

Average speed is m s 1

42.8  1000
  11.88 ms 1
60  60

8. (d) Since, the distance covered is in minutes and we need the speed in hours, we have to convert the time first.

1
30 min= hour
1

Dis tan ce 10
Speed=   20 kmh1
Time 1/ 2

9. (b) Speed is the change of position of a body with respect to time. From the graph, it can be concluded that the

change becomes less with time till there is no change at all i.e., till the speed becomes zero.

10. (d) 60 min _ 1h

1 1
5 min. _ ×5= h
60 12

Distance 5
Speed= =
Time 1/12

 5  12  60kmh1

11. (c) Since, the units of time and speed are the same, the distances have to be added up in the following manner.

Distance = speed  time

Distance travelled in the 1st hour

Distance = 50  1 = 50 km

Distance travelled in the 2nd hour

Distance = 100  1 = 100 km

Total distance
 50 km + 100 km = 150 km

12. (a) The shaded portion denotes a rectangle, the area of which is length  breadth. Therefore, the area of the shaded

portion will be speed  time. Since, speed  time = distance, the shaded portion represents the distance covered

by the body.

Distance
13. (c) Speed=
Time

14. (b) Stopwatch is the most suitable device for measuring the time of runners in a 100 m marathon.

Dis tan ce 800

15. (b) Speed    5 ms 1
Time 160

16. (a) A bullet shot from a gun represents motion in a straight line.

A tree swaying, the motion of strings on auitar are examples of oscillatory motion. Child on a merry-go-round

represents circular motion.

17. (b) An odometer measures distances.

Dis tan ce 60
18. (b) Average speed    6 ms 1
Time 10

19. (d) Light is the fastest among all and according to scientists nothing can travel faster than light. The speed of light is

3  108 ms 1.

20. (a) A person seated in a train under motion is atrest with reference to a person watching him from the front seat.
21. (a) If a line is drawn parallel to the time axis and corresponding distance axis as given in the graph, the points X, Y,

Z, represent some distance travelled by 3 cars. Car P travels this distance in less time than R and Q. Hence, car P

has the greatest speed and the winner in the race.

5
22. (c) 1 kmh1  ms 1
18

?  20ms 1

20
 18  72 kmh1
5

23. (b) Number of revolutions, the spin drier makes in 60 seconds = 600 revolutions.

Number of revolutions, the drier will make in 80 seconds

i.e., 1 minute 20 second

600
  80  800 revolutions.
60

24. (b) The average speed taken by the cyclist

25
 25 kmh1  km min1
60

Total distance travelled

 P1  P2  P3  4  5  6  15 km

Distance
Time taken=
Speed

15 900
  60   36 minutes
25 25

25. (d) Speed with which a car covers a distance of 3 km in 5 minutes can be 36 km h1, or 1000 cm s1 or 600 m(min)1

or 10 ms 1.
 Distance in km
Speed(in km/h)=
Time in hour
(i)

Distance = 3 km

Time (in min) = 5 minutes

1 1
 Time (in hours)  5  hr
60 12

 Speed  3  12  36 k mh1

Distance in cm
Speed in(cm/s)=
Time in second
(ii)

Distance = 3 km

Distance (in cm) = 10, 0000 cm  3

= 30, 0000 cm

30,0000
 Speed   1000 cms 1
300

Distance in metres
Speed in m/min=
Time in minutes
(iii)

Distance = 3000 m

Time = 5 minutes

3000
 Speed   600 m min1
5

Distane covered
26. (c) Average speed=
Time taken

400  600  200 1200

=   60 kmh1
20 20

Total Distnace
27. (c) Average speed=
Total Time

Let the distance covered in

 first 6 h be x km

Distance covered in next 2 hours = 240 km

Total distance covered  (x  240)km

Total distance
Average speed=
Total time

x  240
 80 
8

or 80  8  x  240

or 640  x  240

or x  640  240  400 km .

28. (c) Time taken by Revanth to cover 100m race

Dis tan ce 100

   11.9 s
Speed 8.4

Time taken by Rohan to cover

100
100mrace   8.2 s
12.2

Since, the school record for 100 metre race is 12 s and time taken by Revanth and Rohan is 11.9 s and 8.2 s

respectively, it means, both break the record.

29. (c) Distance covered by plane

= speed  time

Average speed  600kmh1

Time taken  15 : 45  13 : 00

3
= 2:45 h or 2 h 45 min  2 h.
4

3
Distance  600  2  1650 km
4
30. (b) Assume that both took 20 minutes to reach the school.

Distance travelled 1500

Speed of Kiran= =
Time taken 20

=75 m min1

2000
Sharan= =100 m min1
20

Sharan walks 100 m min1 while Kiran walks 75 m min1. Thus, Sharan walks faster than Kiran.

31. (a) The time taken by P is the least among the four runners. It is more than 2 1 2 hours, while the other runners took

more time to cover the same distance. Hence, P ran the fastest.

32. (b) When a body moves with constant speed, the change in position of the body remains the same for a particular

interval of time. If you break the time axis into small parts and see, the distance travelled in each of these parts is the

same. Graph in option (B) is correct.

33. (c) Distance = Speed  Time

3600
 3  1200  3600 m   3.6 km
1000

(1000 m  1km)

34. (d) Speed = Distance/time

10  60
  120 kmh1
5

35. (a) Eventhough the speed of the body first increases then decreases, the distance keeps on increasing till the car

stops.

36. (b) Speed of a car in 1st 30 minutes

 30
  (0.5 h)  50 kmh1
60

Distance travelled in the 1st 30 minutes

= speed  time

= 50  0.5 = 25 km

Speed of a car in the next 30 minutes

 100 kmh1

Distance travelled in the next 30 minutes

1
 speed  time  100   50 km
2

Total distance covered = 50 + 25 = 75 km.

37. (d) Statements (A), (B) and (C) are incorrect according to the given graph. A takes more time than B. So, their speeds

are different. Next, the slope for A and B is a straight line, hence B moves with uniform speed. Finally, it is B and

not A who completes the journey early. B overtook A at 11.20 a.m.

38. (c) The motion of a pendulum is a periodic event which can be used to measure time or the duration between two

events.

39. (d) The swing of a pendulum, pulse rate and the changing of days and nights are the events that are used for

measurement of time. These events are assumed to be taken under ideal conditions.

Total distance
40. (c) Average speed=
Total time taken

7cm
  1 cms 1
7s