List of top Physics Questions on Acceleration asked in JEE Main

A uniform solid cylinder of mass $ m $ and radius $ r $ rolls along an inclined rough plane of inclination $ 45^\circ $. If it starts to roll from rest from the top of the plane, then the linear acceleration of the cylinder axis will be:

A balloon and its content having mass $ M $ is moving up with an acceleration $ a $. The mass that must be released from the content so that the balloon starts moving up with an acceleration $ 3a $ will be:

solid sphere is rolling purely with speed v on horizontal surface. It rolls up an incline surface and stops at height h. Then height h is [g is the acceleration due to gravity]:

Find the acceleration of $2$ $kg$ block shown in the diagram (neglect friction)

The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth is g. If the diameter of earth reduces to half of its original value and mass remains constant, then acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth would be:

A train starting from rest first accelerates uniformly up to a speed of 80 km/h for time t, then it moves with a constant speed for time 3t. The average speed of the train for this duration of journey will be (in km/h) :

In the system shown below, the pulley $4$ string are ideal. If the acceleration of blocks is $\frac{g}{8}$ , find $\frac{m_1}{m_2}$

A particle is having uniform acceleration. If its displacement from t to $(t + 1)$ second is $120 $ $m$ and change in velocity is $50 \;m/s$. Find its displacement (in m) in $(t + 2)^{th}$ second

For a train engine moving with speed of $20\, ms ^{-1}$, the driver must apply brakes at a distance of 500 $m$before the station for the train to come to rest at the station. If the brakes were applied at half of this distance, the train engine would cross the station with speed $\sqrt{x} ms ^{-1}$. The value of $x$ is ________ . (Assuming same retardation is produced by brakes)

A particle is moving in a straight line such that its velocity is increasing at $5 \,ms ^{-1}$ per meter. The acceleration of the particle is _____$ms ^{-2}$ at a point where its velocity is $20 \,ms ^{-1}$

Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Acceleration due to earth's gravity decreases as you go 'up' or 'down' from earth's surface
Statement II : Acceleration due to earth's gravity is same at a height '$h$' and depth ' $d$ ' from earth's surface, if $h = d$.
In the light of above statements, Choose the most appropriate answer form the options given below

Two particles of equal mass ‘m’ move in a circle of radius ‘r’ under the action of their mutual gravitational attraction. The speed of each particle will be :

Given below are two statement:
statement I : Rotation of the earth shows effect on the value of acceleration due to gravity (g).
statement II : The effect of rotation of the earth on the value of 'g' at the equator is minimum and that at the pole is maximum.
In the light of the above statements , choose the correct answer from the options given below

A fly wheel is accelerated uniformly from rest and rotates through 5 rad in the first second. The angle rotated by the fly wheel in the next second, will be:

Time period of a simple pendulum in a stationary lift is ‘T’. If the lift accelerates with $\frac{g}{6}$ vertically upwards then the time period will be (Where g = acceleration due to gravity)

If the acceleration due to gravity experienced by a point mass at a height h above the surface of earth is same as that of the acceleration due to gravity at a depth $\alpha h \ (h \ll Re)$ from the earth surface. The value of α will be ________.
(Use R_e=6400 km)

Starting from the origin at time $t=0$, with initial velocity $5 \hat{ j } \,ms ^{-1},$ a particle moves in the $x - y$ plane with a constant acceleration of $(10 \hat{ i }+4 \hat{ j }) ms ^{-2} .$ At time $t$, its coordinates are (20 $\left. m , y _{0} m \right)$. The values of $t$ and $y _{0}$, are respectively

In the pulley-block system shown, the pulley and the block are ideal. If the acceleration of the block is g/8, find m1:m2 (Given m2 > m1)