Physics

Kinematics and Dynamics of Motion

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Kinematics and dynamics explore projectile motion, inertia, free fall, and kinetic energy. These physics topics frequently appear in general science papers of major competitive exams. Practice these questions to understand the mechanical laws of motion.

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Kinematics and Dynamics of Motion Questions

Multiple choice

The motion of a snake crawling ziz-zag on the grass is

  1. A combination of different kinds of motion

  2. Rectilinear motion

  3. Periodic motion

  4. Circular motion
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Snake crawling in a zigzag pattern involves multiple types of motion simultaneously - curvilinear motion along the curves and rectilinear motion along straighter segments. This is a classic example of complex biological motion combining different patterns.

Multiple choice

During a football match the players were running very fast. Which kind of motion was being performed by the players in the field?

  1. Periodic motion

  2. Non periodic motion

  3. Vibratory motion

  4. Uniform motion

  5. Rectilinear motion
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. A repetitive motion,  which repeats itself but not at fixed intervals of time is called non periodic motion. A football player running in the field is performing this as sometimes he runs fast and sometimes slowly and in different directions.

Multiple choice

If a boy sitting iii a railway train, moving at constant velocity, throws a ball straight up into the air,

  1. the ball will fall in front of him.

  2. the ball will fall behind hands.

  3. the ball will fall into his hand.

  4. the ball will not return downwards.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

When a boy throws a ball straight up in a train moving at a constant velocity, the ball retains the horizontal velocity of the train due to inertia. Relative to the boy, the ball only has vertical motion, so it will fall back into his hand. If the train were accelerating or decelerating, the ball would fall in front of or behind him.

Multiple choice

Which falls down faster in a vacuum a feather, a wooden ball or a steel ball?

  1. A wooden ball

  2. A feather

  3. A steel ball

  4. All will fall at the same speed.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In a vacuum, air resistance is absent. According to Galileo's principle, all objects accelerate at the same rate due to gravity regardless of their mass. A feather, wooden ball, and steel ball will all fall with identical acceleration and hit the ground simultaneously.

Multiple choice

Which falls down faster in a vaccum?

  1. A wooden ball

  2. A steel ball

  3. A feather

  4. All will fall down at the same speed because there will be no air resistance
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In a vacuum, there is no air resistance to oppose the motion of falling objects. According to the laws of physics, all objects fall with the same acceleration due to gravity regardless of their mass.

Multiple choice vedic methods of multiplication history of mathematics maths

Victor can throw a ball 50$\displaystyle{\dfrac{3}{5}}$ feet. Parth can throw the same ball 48$\displaystyle{\dfrac{1}{3}}$ feet. How much farther can Victor throw the ball than Parth ? 

  1. 2$\displaystyle{\dfrac{2}{15}}$ feet
  2. 2$\displaystyle{\dfrac{4}{15}}$ feet
  3. 2$\displaystyle{\dfrac{3}{5}}$ feet
  4. 2$\displaystyle{\dfrac{4}{5}}$ feet
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Victor can throw a ball $=50\dfrac{3}{5}$ feet

Parth can throw the same ball $=48\dfrac{1}{5}$ feet

Difference,
$=50\dfrac{3}{5}-48\dfrac{1}{3}$
$=\dfrac{253}{5}-\dfrac{145}{3}$
$=\dfrac{253}{5}-\dfrac{145}{3}$
$=\dfrac{34}{15}$
$=2\dfrac{4}{15}$ feet

Hence, this is the answer.

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A ball of $1\ g$ released down an inclined plane describes a circle of radius $10\ cm$ in the vertical plane on reaching the bottom. The minimum height of the inclined plane is 

  1. $10\ cm$
  2. $15\ cm$
  3. $20\ cm$
  4. $25\ cm$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

To complete a vertical circle of radius r at the bottom of an inclined plane, the minimum velocity needed at the bottom is v = sqrt(5gr). Using conservation of mechanical energy, potential energy mgh at the top of the incline converts entirely to kinetic energy at the bottom, so mgh = (1/2)mv^2 = (5/2)mgr, giving h = 2.5r = 25 cm.

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Two bodies $A$ and $B$ are projected vertically up from the ground simultaneously. They spend $6$ seconds and $9$ seconds in air respectively. Raio of the maximum heights reached by them is

  1. $2:3$
  2. $6:9$
  3. $12:27$
  4. $4:9$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Let $A$ and $B$ have initial velocity as it $\mu _{2}$
As from Newtons first law of motion, $\upsilon = \mu t$ at
$\Rightarrow 0 = \mu _{1}- g t _{1} \Rightarrow t _{1} \dfrac{\mu _{1}}{g} (\upsilon = 0$ at top)
Similarly $t _{2}= \dfrac{\mu _{2}}{g}$
Now, from third law, $S= \dfrac{\upsilon^{2} - \mu^{2} }{2a}$
$\Rightarrow h ,  \dfrac{0-4^{2} _{1}}{-2g}= \dfrac{4 _{1}^{2}}{2g}= \dfrac{t _{1}^{2} g^{2} }{2g}= \dfrac{t _{1}^{2} g}{2}$
Similarly $h _{2}= \dfrac{t _{2}^{2} 9}{2} \Rightarrow \dfrac{h}{h _{2}}= \left( \dfrac{t _{1}}{t _{2}} \right)^{2} = \left( \dfrac{6}{9} \right)^{2}= \dfrac{4}{9}$
$\Rightarrow  (D)$
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An open lift is moving upwards with velocity $10m/s$. It has an upward acceleration of $2m/{s^2}$. A ball is projected upwards with upwards with velocity $20m/s$ relative to the ground. Find the time when the ball again meets the lift.

  1. $\frac{5}{3}s$
  2. $\frac{4}{3}s$
  3. $\frac{3}{4}s$
  4. $\frac{1}{4}s$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Let the time of Height of the ball be $t$. Then. with respect to the lift.
$V _{B/L}= V _{B}-V _{L}= 20-10= 10\ m/s$
$a _{B/L}=a _{B}-a _{L}=(-10)-(2)=-12\ m/s^{2}$
To find $t$, applying second $eq^{n}$ to motion 
$h =u (t)+ at^{2}$
$\Rightarrow o= (10)(t)+ \dfrac{(-12)t^{2}}{2}$
$\Rightarrow bt^{2}=10 t$
$\Rightarrow t = 5/3^{3}$
Option $-A$ is correct. 
Multiple choice lorentz transformation and muon experiment option a: relativity physics

Imagine an unlikely situation where a cannon fires a cannon ball at $(0.7)c$ (seventy percent of the speed of light) relative to a train to which the cannon is attached. The train is moving at $(0.6)c$ (sixty percent of the speed of light) relative to the ground.
If an observer on the ground measured the speed of the cannon ball relative to the ground, what speed would he measure?

  1. Exactly $c$
  2. $(1.3)c$
  3. $(0.7)c$
  4. $(0.6)c$
  5. Between $(0.7)c$ and $c$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Speed of train w.r.t ground       $v = 0.6c$

Speed of cannon ball w.r.t train      $v '  = 0.7 c$
According to relativity,  speed of cannon ball w.r.t ground       $v'' = \dfrac{v+v'}{1+vv'}$  
$\therefore$    $v'' = \dfrac{0.6c + 0.7c}{1 + (0.6c)(0.7c)} = \dfrac{1.3c}{1.42} = 0.915 c$

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If we go inside a mine and drop a $104 lb$  iron ball and $1$ lb aluminum ball from the top of a high platform, neglecting air resistance.

  1. Both will reach the floor at the same time
  2. $1$ lb weight will reach the floor first
  3. $10$ lb weight will reach the floor first

  4. It is not possible to indicate which of the two will reach the floor first without further data
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
In real life the one having less volume and more weight will reach first

but in ideal situation where viscosity of air is neglected both will hit ground at same time irrespective of their masses if dropped from the same height 

this is because the acceleration produced due to gravity does not depend on the body.