English Medium Class 9 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

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Acceleration is the rate of change of ______ It is measured in ______

What term is used to denote the change of velocity with time ?

Define velocity. What is the SI unit of velocity ?

What is meant by the term acceleration ? State the SI unit of acceleration.

What conclusion can you draw about the velocity of a body from the displacement-time graph shown below :

Name the quantity which is measured by the area occupied under the velocity-time graph.

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If a body moves with uniform velocity, its acceleration is  ..............

Explain why, the motion of a body which is moving with constant speed in a circular path is said to be accelerated.

Find the initial velocity of a car which is stopped in 10 seconds by applying brakes. The retardation due to brakes is 2.5 m/s².

Describe the motion of a body which is accelerating at a constant rate of 10 m s^–2. If the body starts from rest, how much distance will it cover in 2 s ?

A motorcycle moving with a speed of 5 m/s is subjected to an acceleration of 0.2 m/s². Calculate the speed of the motorcycle after 10 seconds, and the distance travelled in this time.

A bus running at a speed of 18 km/h is stopped in 2.5 seconds by applying brakes. Calculate the retardation produced.

A cheetah starts from, rest, and accelerates at 2 m/s² for 10 seconds. Calculate :
(a) the final velocity
(b) the distance travelled.

A train travelling at 20 m s^-1 accelerates at 0.5 m s^-2 for 30 s. How far will it travel in this time ?

Explain the meaning of the following equation of motion :v = u + at, where symbols have their usual meanings.

A body starting from rest travels with uniform acceleration. If it travels 100 m in 5 s, what is the value of acceleration ?

A bus was moving with a speed of 54 km/h. On applying brakes it stopped in 8 seconds. Calculate the acceleration.

Derive the formula : v = u + at, where the symbols have usual meanings.

Derive the formula s= `ut+1/2at^2` , where the symbols have usual meanings.

A train starting from stationary position and moving with uniform acceleration attains a speed of 36 km per hour in 10 minutes. Find its acceleration.