Quiz  /  Kinematics Class 10 MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    What is the difference between a vector quantity and a scalar quantity?

  • A scalar has a magnitude and direction and a vector has only a magnitude
  • A vector has a magnitude and direction and a scalar has only a magnitude
  • A scalar has a direction and a vector has a magnitude
  • None of the above

  • 2. 
    Distance in specified direction is termed as

  • directional distance
  • Uni directional distance
  • Displacement
  • Unidirectional displacement

  • 3. 
    What is the slope of a velocity-time graph an indication of?

  • Distance travelled
  • Instantaneous speed
  • Acceleration

  • 4. 
    A race car starting from rest accelerates uniformly at a rate of 4.90 m/s2. What is the car's speed after it has traveled 200 meters?

  • 1960 m/s
  • 62.6 m/s
  • 44.3 m/s
  • 31.3 m/a

  • 5. 
    Describe the motion in segment C

  • Slowing down;  Positive direction
  • Slowing down;  Negative direction
  • Speeding up;  Negative direction
  • Constant velocity;  Negative direction

  • 6. 
    What does a horizontal line on a speed-time graph indicate?

  • Constant distance
  • Constant speed
  • Constant acceleration

  • 7. 
    What quantity is equal to the slope of this graph?

  • Distance
  • Displacement
  • Acceleration
  • Velocity

  • 8. 
    Which of the following scenarios has caused the motion described by the graph?

  • An object rolling down a slope and then rolling up a slope
  • An object rolling down a steep slope
  • An object rolling up a slope and then returning to its original position.

  • 9. 
    An object is thrown into the air at 60 m/s, straight up. What is its velocity at the highest point?

  • 0 m/s
  • -9.8 m/s
  • 60 m/s
  • -60 m/s

  • 10. 
    A coin released from rest from the top of a tower hits the ground after 1.5 seconds. What is the speed of the coin as it hits the ground?

  • 15 m/s
  • 21 m/s
  • 31 m/s
  • 39 m/s

  • 11. 
    Total distance covered in total time taken is termed as

  • Instantaneous speed
  • Average speed
  • Uniform speed
  • Variable speed

  • 12. 
    According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

  • 2 m
  • 10 m
  • 0 m
  • 5 m

  • 13. 
    A car stops and then starts accelerating uniformly at rate of 3 m s-2, speed of car after 20 seconds is

  • 40m/s2
  • 60m/s2
  • 100m/s2
  • 30m/s2

  • 14. 
    In the velocity time graph above, what does the section of the graph below the time axis refers to?

  • Object travelling downwards
  • Object travelling in opposite direction to initial motion
  • Object travelling upwards

  • 15. 
    When velocity is negative and acceleration is negative, what happens to the object’s motion?

  • The object slows down
  • The object speeds up
  • Nothing happens to the objects motion
  • The object remains at rest

  • 16. 
    A bus travelling eastwards at 60 m s-1 takes 10s to come to halt, its deceleration is equal to

  • 6 m/s eastward
  • -6m/s eastward
  • 6m/s2 eastward
  • -6 m/s2 eastward

  • 17. 
    The speed of the truck is 40 m s-1, after 10 seconds its speed decreases to 20 m s-1, its acceleration is

  • -1m/s2
  • -2m/s2
  • -4m/s2
  • -5m/s2

  • 18. 
    Motion sensors recorded the following data about a runner during a cross-country race. During which segment of the race did the runner have the greatest speed?

  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

  • 19. 
    Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

  • 10
  • 7
  • 8
  • 6

  • 20. 
    A dog running with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s comes to a stop in 15 seconds. What is the dog's acceleration?

  • -7.5 m/s
  • -7.5 m/s2
  • -0.5 m/s2
  • 7.5 mi//hr

  • 21. 
    What is the area under a speed-time graph equal to?

  • Acceleration
  • Distance travelled
  • Instantaneous speed

  • 22. 
    What is the acceleration of an object moving at constant velocity?

  • 2 m/s2
  • 1 m/s2
  • 0 m/s2
  • 0.8 m/s2

  • 23. 
    An unladen swallow flies 5 m/s. How far has the bird traveled after 1 min?

  • 5 m
  • 12 m
  • 120 m
  • 300 m

  • 24. 
    The graph shows the position of a truck vs. time. According to the graph, the velocity of the truck is...

  • increasing
  • remaining constant
  • decreasing

  • 25. 
    A car covers a distance of 5 km in 5 mins, its average speed is equal to

  • 1km/h
  • 25km/h
  • 60km/h
  • None
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