Q1) What is kinematics?
a) The study of forces
b) The study of motion without considering its causes
c) The study of energy transformation
d) The study of sound waves
Q2) Which of the following quantities is a scalar?
a) Velocity
b) Displacement
c) Acceleration
d) Speed
Q3) What is the SI unit of acceleration?
a) Meters per second (m/s)
b) Meters (m)
c) Meters per second squared (m/s^2)
d) Meters squared (m^2)
Q4) What is the area under the velocity-time graph?
a) Acceleration
b) Distance traveled
c) Displacement
d) Speed
Q5) If an object moves with constant velocity, what can you say about its acceleration?
a) It is zero
b) It is constant
c) It is increasing
d) It is decreasing
Q6) What does the slope of a position-time graph represent?
a) Acceleration
b) Velocity
c) Displacement
d) Speed
Q7) Which of the following is true for an object in uniform circular motion?
a) Its velocity is constant
b) Its acceleration is zero
c) Its speed is constant
d) Its displacement is zero
Q8) If the velocity of an object is negative, what does it indicate?
a) The object is stationary
b) The object is accelerating
c) The object is moving in the opposite direction of the chosen positive direction
d) The object is moving with constant velocity
Q9) Which of the following is not a possible unit for acceleration?
a) m/s
b) m/s^2
c) km/h
d) cm/s^2
Q10) Which of the following is true for an object in free fall near the surface of the Earth?
a) Its acceleration is zero
b) Its acceleration is positive
c) Its acceleration is negative
d) Its acceleration is constant
Q11) If an object is thrown vertically upwards, what can you say about its acceleration at the highest point of its trajectory?
a) It is zero
b) It is positive
c) It is negative
d) It is constant
Q12) What is the acceleration due to gravity near the surface of the Earth?
a) 9.8 m/s
b) 9.8 m/s^2
c) 9.8 m
d) 9.8 m^2
Q13) Which of the following is a vector quantity?
a) Speed
b) Mass
c) Distance
d) Displacement
Q14) What is the relationship between average speed and average velocity for a round trip?
a) They are equal
b) Average speed is greater than average velocity
c) Average velocity is greater than average speed
d) There is no relationship between them
Q15) Which of the following is an example of non-uniform motion?
a) A car moving at a constant speed on a straight road
b) A car accelerating from rest
c) A car moving with a constant velocity
d) A car moving in a circular path at a constant speed
Q16) If an object moves with a constant velocity, what can you say about its acceleration?
a) It is zero
b) It is constant
c) It is increasing
d) It is decreasing
Q17) Which branch of physics deals with the motion of objects without considering the forces causing the motion?
a) Kinematics
b) Dynamics
c) Thermodynamics
d) Electrodynamics
Q18) What is the SI unit of velocity?
a) Meter per second (m/s)
b) Meter (m)
c) Second (s)
d) Meter per second squared (m/s^2)
Q19) An object moves along a straight line with an initial velocity of 10 m/s and a constant acceleration of 2 m/s². What is its velocity after 5 seconds?
a) 15 m/s
b) 20 m/s
c) 25 m/s
d) 30 m/s
Q20) Which of the following is NOT a type of motion?
a) Uniform motion
b) Uniformly accelerated motion
c) Non-uniform motion
d) Static motion
