
Define acceleration and state its SI unit. For motion along a straight line, when do we consider the acceleration to be (i) positive (ii) negative? Give an example of a body in uniform acceleration.

Important Questions on Motion
Find the total displacement of the body from the following graph:

Instruction: The table given below shows distance (in ) travelled by the bodies A, B and C.
Read this data carefully and answer the question which follow.
Distance (in ) covered by different bodies
Time | Body A | Body B | Body C |
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Which of the bodies is moving with constant speed?

Instruction: The table given below shows distance (in ) travelled by the bodies A, B and C.
Read this data carefully and answer the question which follow.
Distance (in ) covered by different bodies
Time | Body A | Body B | Body C |
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Which of the bodies is moving with constant acceleration?

Instruction: The table given below shows distance (in ) travelled by the bodies A, B and C.
Read this data carefully and answer the question which follow.
Distance (in ) covered by different bodies
Time | Body A | Body B | Body C |
second | |||
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Which of the bodies covers maximum distance in second?

Instruction: The table given below shows distance (in ) travelled by the bodies A, B and C.
Read this data carefully and answer the question which follow.
Distance (in ) covered by different bodies
Time | Body A | Body B | Body C |
second | |||
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Which of the bodies covers minimum distance in second?

Instruction: The table given below shows distance (in ) travelled by the bodies A, B and C.
Read this data carefully and answer the question which follow.
Distance (in ) covered by different bodies
Time | Body A | Body B | Body C |
second | |||
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Which of the bodies is moving with non-uniform acceleration?

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Velocity (in ) |
Plot the graph.
From the graph, find the velocity of the object at the end of seconds.

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Velocity (in ) |
Plot the graph.
From the graph, calculate the acceleration.
