PHYSICS (MOTION)

D. P. P

class : 8th Date:

Distance & Displacement

Q1. An object moves from point A to point
B to point C, then back to point B and then
to point C along the line shown in the figure
below.
a) Find the distance covered by the moving
object.
b) Find the magnitude and direction of the
displacement of the object. a*) 6 ϖ km & 0 km b) 5ϖ km & 5 km
c) 6ϖ km & 6 km d) None of these

Q4. An object moves from point A to B to C

to D along the circle shown in the figure
A) 18 km & 9km b*) 17 km & 9 km below.
c) 19 km & 10 km d) None of these a) Find the distance covered by the moving
object.
Q2. An object moves from point A to point b) Find the magnitude of the displacement
C along the rectangle shown in the figure of the object.
below.
a) Find the distance covered by the moving
object.
b) Find the magnitude of the displacement
of the object.

A) 4.5ϖkm, 3 b*) 4.5 ϖ km,3

c) 5.5ϖ km,18km d) 4.5ϖkm,18km

Q5. A person walks 4 meters east, then walks

a) 8 km & 34 km b) 9 km & 3 meters north. Determine distance and
c*) 8 km & c) None of these displacement.
a) 7m , 25 m c) 7 km, 5 km
Q3. An object moves from point A to B to C c*) 7 m , 5 m d) None of these
to D and finally to A along the circle shown
in the figure below. Q6. A girl leaves a history classroom and
a) Find the distance covered by the moving walks 10. meters north to a drinking fountain.
object. Then she turns and walks 30. meters south to
b) Find the magnitude and direction of the an art classroom. What is the girl's total
displacement of the object. displacement from the history classroom to
the art classroom?

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 a) 20 m south b*) 20 m north Q14. A man cover half distance at V1 speed
b) 40 m north d) 40 m south and remaining half at V2 speed. Find average
speed.
a*) b) c) d) None
Q7. A body is moving along a circular path of
radius 70 km. What will be the distance and Q15. A car travels 30 km at a uniform speed
displacement of the body when it completes of 40 km/h and the next 30 km at a uniform
half revolution? speed of 20 km/h. Find its average speed.
a) 70ϖ km, b*) 70ϖ km, 140 km
a) 36.6 km/hr b*) 26.6 km/hr
c) 70 ϖ m, 140m d) None of these c) 24.6 km/hr d) None
Q16. A boy travels with velocity V1 for time t1
Q8. A man starts from his home and walks 50 and with velocity V2 for time t2 in the same
m towards north, then he turns towards east direction. Find the average velocity of the
and walks 40 m and then reaches to his office body.
after moving 20 m towards south.
a) b*)
i) What is the total distance covered by the
man from his home to office ? c) d) None
ii) What is his displacement from home to
office ? Q17. In one second a particle goes from A to
a point B moving in a semicircle. What is the
a) 110 m, 500m b) 110m , 25 m magnitude of average velocity ?
c*) 110m , 50 m d) None of these
a) ½ m/s b) 2 m/s
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Q9. An object covers 1/4 of the circular path, c) 3 m/s d) None
what will be the ratio of the distance and
Q18. A runner travels around rectangle track
displacement of the object ?
with length = 50 meters and width = 20
a) b) c*) d) None of these meters. After travels around rectangle track
two times, runner back to starting point. If
Q10. Displacement of a person moving from X time elapsed = 100 seconds, determine i)
to Y along a semicircular path of radius
200m.What is the distance travelled by him ? Average speed and ii) Average velocity.
a*) 2.8 m/s, 0 m/s b) 3.8 m/s, 0 m/s
A*) 314 m B) 628 m C) 157 m D) None c) 2.5 m/s, 0 m/s d) None
Q19. A car travels 22 km south, 12 km west,
Speed & Velocity and 14 km north in half an hour.
a) What is the average speed of the car?
Q11. A boy walks 3m east then 2m west in 2 b) What is the final displacement of the car?
sec. and 3 sec. find i) Average speed ii) c) What is the average velocity of the car?
Average Velocity.
A*) 96 km/hr,4 , 28.8 km/hr
a) 1 m ,5 b*) 1 , 0.2
b) 94 km/hr, , 24.8 km/hr
c)1 ,2 d) None of these
c) 98 km/hr, 28.8 km/hr
d) None
Q12. A man goes from A to B at V1 speed and
return B to A at V2 speed find average speed . Q20. A man walks 7 km in 2 hours and 2 km in
1 hour in the same direction.
a) b) c*) d) a) What is the man's average speed for the
whole journey?
Q13. A car moving from A to B at 60 km/h
b) What is the man's average velocity for the
speed and return B to A at 40 km/h speed, find whole journey?
average speed. a)3 km/hr, 1 km/hr b*) 3 km/hr, 3 km/hr
a) 50 km/h b*) 48 km/h c) 52 km/h d) None c)2km/hr,3km/hr c) None