List of top Physics Questions on Motion in a straight line asked in KEAM

The position of an object moving along the x axis is given by the equation \(x = 1 + t^2\) (\(x\) in meter and \(t\) in second). At what time will the magnitude of its displacement and velocity be equal?
If a body starts from rest and moves with constant acceleration of 2 ms\(^{-2}\), then the distance covered between the time intervals 5 s and 6 s is
The displacement of a particle moving along x-axis is given as $(x=\frac{3}{4}t^{2}-12t+3)m$. The particle will come to rest in
The position of a particle moving along $y$-axis is given as $y = t^2 + 2t + 3$. The average acceleration of the particle between $t=3s$ and $t=6s$ (in $ms^{-2}$) is
The ratio of distances traversed by a freely falling body in successive intervals of time is
Displacement of a particle is given by \( x = t^{3/2} + 2 \). Find the time at which velocity becomes zero.
The graph between displacement and time for a particle moving with uniform acceleration is a ____.
The slope of the tangent drawn on a position-time graph at any instant is equal to the instantaneous ____.
When a body starts from rest and moves with uniform acceleration, then its instantaneous displacement \( s \) is related to time \( t \) as
A particle moving with an initial velocity of $1\ \text{m s}^{-1}$ has a uniform acceleration of $2\ \text{m s}^{-2}$. The distances travelled by the particle in the first two intervals of $5\ \text{s}$ are respectively:
A car at rest is accelerated at \(2 ms^{-2}\) for 1 minute and then retarded at \(2 ms^{-2}\) for 1 minute to attain rest. The distance travelled by the car is
If a moving body changes its position from \(x_1\) to \(x_2\) in a time interval \(\Delta t\), then \(\frac{x_2 - x_1}{\Delta t}\) is defined as
If a freely falling body from the top of a tower takes 3 s and 5 s to cross the \(28^{th}\) floor and \(4^{th}\) floor respectively, then the height difference between these floors is \((g = 10 \, \text{ms}^{-2})\)
An object when dropped from a height \(h\) from the ground, reaches the ground in \(t\) s. The time after which the object was passing through a point at a height \(h/2\) from the ground is
An object is thrown vertically with a velocity \(v\). The velocity with which it strikes the ground on its return is
An object having a velocity 5 m/s is accelerated at the rate 2 m/s\textsuperscript{2 for 6 s. Find the distance travelled during the period of acceleration}
The variation of speed (in m/s) of an object with time (in seconds) is given by the expression $V(t) = V_0 - 5t + 5t^2$
The magnitude of deceleration required for a body, moving at a speed of 10 m/s to come to a complete halt at a distance of 100 m is:
The following plot gives the variation of acceleration (m/s$^2$) with time (s) for an object that started from rest at time $t = 0$ s. The velocity at time $t = 15$ s (V15) and at 25 s (V25), respectively are
The $x$-$t$ plot shown in the figure below describes the motion of the particle along $x$-axis, between two positions A and B. The particle passes through two intermediate points $P_1$ and $P_2$ as shown in the figure
The following figure gives the movement of an object. Select the correct statement from the given choices
The graph which cannot possibly represent one-dimensional motion is
A ball dropped from a point A falls down vertically to C, through the midpoint B. The descending time from A to B and that from A to C are in the ratio
From a balloon moving upwards with a velocity of 12 ms\(^{-1}\), a packet is released when it is at a height of 65 m from the ground. The time taken by it to reach the ground is (g = 10 ms\(^{-2}\))
If the displacement of a body varies as the square of elapsed time, then its