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Motion and Measurement of Distance (Class VI)

Motion and Measurement of Distance

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

According to the International System of Units, which of the following is the fundamental unit of length?

  1. Kilometre
  2. Metre
  3. Centimetre
  4. Millimetre
  5. Inches
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

One metre is _________ of the distance from the equator to the north pole along the longitude passing through Paris in France.

  1. hundred millionth
  2. thousand millionth
  3. one millionth
  4. ten millionth
  5. ten thousand millionth
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are not correct about a scale?

a. A scale can easily be taken from one place to another.
b. The numbers on a scale can be adjusted according to the length of the object.
c. The scale does not change during measurement.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. The comparison of an unknown quantity with a known fixed quantity of some kind is called measurement.
b. A measurement is completely known only if it shows the number and the unit of measurement.
c. The third object used for comparing the lengths of two objects is called a unit.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are not a source of an error in measuring the length of a wooden plank through a meter scale?

a. Error due to incorrect placement of the scale
b. Error due to the thickness of the scale
c. Error due to the thickness of the wooden plank to be measured

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. For the sake of uniformity, scientists all over the world have accepted centimetric system of measurement.
b. A unit that is acceptable to a majority of the people as a basic unit of measurement is called a standard unit.
c. When the position of a body does not change with time, with respect to the surroundings, the body is said to be at rest.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A train moving along a straight rail track is an example of

  1. periodic motion
  2. rectilinear motion
  3. oscillatory motion
  4. vibratory motion
  5. circular motion
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of curvilinear motion?

  1. A girl sliding down a slope
  2. A spinning top
  3. A boy on a swing
  4. A ball thrown upwards at an angle
  5. The Earth revolving around the Sun
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following
a. 10 millimetre 1. 12 inches
b. 1 feet 2. 1 kilometre
c. 1000 metre 3. 1 centimetre
  1. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
  2. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  3. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  4. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  5. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The motion of a potter's wheel along its axis is an example of

  1. oscillatory motion
  2. vibratory motion
  3. periodic motion
  4. rotatory motion
  5. uniform motion
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The production of sound from string of a musical instrument is based on which of the following motions?

  1. Non-uniform motion
  2. Vibratory motion
  3. Rectilinear motion
  4. Circular motion
  5. Periodic motion
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of motion of rotation and motion of translation occurring at the same time?

  1. The spinning of a top
  2. A drill cutting through a metal piece
  3. A pendulum of a clock moving to and fro
  4. The moon revolving around the Earth
  5. A car moving in a straight line
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following
a. Rectilinear motion 1. It is the motion described by an object moving to and fro as a whole along the same path without changing its shape.
b. Curvilinear motion 2. It is the motion described by a body that is moving along a straight line.
c. Oscillatory motion 3. It is the motion described by a body that is moving along a curved line.
  1. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  3. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  4. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
  5. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The needle of a sewing machine moving up and down is an example of

  1. oscillatory motion
  2. periodic motion
  3. rectilinear motion
  4. vibratory motion
  5. circular motion
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following
a. Translatory motion 1. It is the motion in which a body moves about a fixed axis without changing its position.
b. Circular motion 2. It is the motion in which all the particles of a body move through the same distance in the same time.
c. Periodic motion 3. It is the repetitive motion which repeats itself after a fixed interval of time.
  1. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  2. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  3. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
  4. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  5. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following
a. Vibratory motion 1. It is a kind of oscillatory motion in which the moving object undergoes a change of shape or size.
b. Non-periodic motion 2. It is the motion in which a body covers unequal distances in equal intervals of time along the same straight line.
c. Non-uniform motion 3. It is a repetetitive motion which repeats itself, but not at fixed intervals of time.
  1. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  2. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  3. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  4. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  5. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
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