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In which of the following examples can you sense motion? How will you explain presence and absence of motion?
1. The flight of a bird
2. A stationary train
3. Leaves flying through air
4. A stone lying on a hill

Important Questions on Laws of Motion

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Every morning Swaralee walks round the edge of a circular field having a radius of 100 m. As shown in the figure, if she starts from point A and takes one round, how much distance has she walked and what is her displacement?

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What are vectors and scalars? Which of the quantities- distance, speed, velocity, time and displacement are scalars and which are vectors?
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Why is there a thick bed of sand for a high jumper to fall on after his jump?
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Match the first column with appropriate entries in the second and third columns and remake the table.

S. No. Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
1 Negative acceleration The velocity of the object remains constant A car, initially at rest reaches a velocity of 50 km/hr in 10 seconds
2 Positive acceleration The velocity of the object decreases A vehicle is moving with a velocity of 25 m/s
3 Zero acceleration The velocity of the object increases A vehicle moving with the velocity 10 m/s, stops after 5 seconds
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Clarify the differences
Distance and displacement

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Clarify the differences
Uniform and non-uniform motion

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Complete the following table.

u (m/s) a (m/s2) t (sec) v=u+at (m/s)
2 4 3 -
- 5 2 20
u (m/s) a (m/s2) t (sec) s=ut+12at2 (m)
5 12 3 -
7 - 4 92
u (m/s) a (m/s2) s (m) v2=u2+2as (m/s)2
4 3 - 8
- 5 8.4 10
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The minimum distance between the start and finish points of the motion of an object is called the _____ of the object.