Accelerated Motion MCQs
1. Only force acting on a bouncing ball is
A. gravity
B. weight of ball
C. friction
D. A and B both
2. Accelerometer detects the
A. small acceleration
B. large acceleration
C. small deceleration
D. large acceleration and deceleration
3. If the gradient of a graph is negative, then the acceleration is
A. positive
B. negative
C. zero
D. 1
4. If a student drops a stone from a cliff of height 30 m and the time it takes to reach the ground is 2.6 s, then the acceleration due to gravity is
A. 9 m s-2
B. 10 m s-2
C. 4 m s-2
D. 8.8 m s-2
5. Gradient of line of velocity-time graph is tells us the
A. velocity
B. acceleration
C. distance
D. time
6. A stone is thrown upwards with initial velocity of 20 m s-1 the height that stone will reach would be
A. 20 m
B. 30 m
C. 40 m
D. 50 m
7. Projectile will attain its maximum range, if it is fired at an angle of
A. 30°
B. 47°
C. 90°
D. 45°
8. Horizontal component of a bouncing ball is
A. affected by gravity
B. unaffected by gravity
C. affected by weight
D. affected by contact force
9. When ball having a projectile motion is rising up, it
A. decelerates
B. accelerates
C. rises up with constant acceleration
D. acceleration becomes zero
10. Equation of motion can be used for
A. straight line motion only
B. curved motion only
C. motion along the circular path
D. all types of motion
11. Acceleration of free fall depends on the
A. surface
B. weight of object
C. distance from center of Earth
D. size of object
12. If initial velocity of an object is zero, then distance covered by it in time t and acceleration of 9.8 m s-2 would be
A. 2.9 t2
B. 3 t2
C. 4 t2
D. 4.9 t2
13. As the ball falls towards the ground, its velocity
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. becomes zero
14. Gradient of velocity-time graph tells us about object’s
A. velocity
B. displacement
C. distance
D. acceleration
15. An object whose velocity is changing is said to be in a state of
A. acceleration
B. rest
C. equilibrium
D. Brownian motion
16. Acceleration of train when it is moving steadily from 4.0 m s-1 to 20 m s-1 in 100 s is
A. 1 m s-2
B. 2 m s-2
C. 0.16 m s-2
D. 3 m s-2
17. If we get a straight line with positive slope then its acceleration is
A. increasing
B. decreasing
C. zero
D. constant
18. If a spinster staring from rest has acceleration of 5 m s-2 during 1st 2.0s of race then her velocity after 2 s is
A. 20 m s-1
B. 10 m s-1
C. 15 m s-1
D. 5 m s-1
19. Horizontal distance travelled by a ball if it’s thrown with initial velocity of 20 m s-1 at an angle of 30° is
A. 24 m
B. 56 m
C. 35.3 m
D. 36.3 m
20. If a car starting from rest reaches a velocity of 18 m s-1 after 6.0 s then its acceleration is
A. 1 m s-2
B. 2 m s-2
C. 3 m s-2
D. 4 m s-2
21. A train travelling at 20 m s-1 accelerates at 0.5 m s-2 for 30 s, the distance travelled by train is
A. 825 m
B. 700 m
C. 650 m
D. 600 m
22. Area under velocity-time graph tells us the
A. time
B. acceleration
C. displacement
D. velocity