Force, Motion & Gravity MCQs with Answers

According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, the force between two particles is inversely proportional to what?

• A.Distance between them
• B.Cube of the distance between them
• C.Square of the distance between them
• D.Product of their masses

The slope of a velocity-time graph at any instant represents ?

• A.Instantaneous acceleration
• B.Average velocity
• C.Displacement
• D.Instantaneous speed

The angular acceleration is produced by _?

• A.Force
• B.Torque
• C.Pressure
• D.Momentum

The area under a velocity-time graph gives/represents ?

• A.Acceleration
• B.Displacement
• C.Speed
• D.Distance travelled

The path of a projectile is _?

• A.Hyperbolic
• B.Parabolic
• C.Elliptical
• D.Linear

Distance over time gives?

• A.Speed
• B.Acceleration
• C.Velocity
• D.Displacement

Vector quantities have _ along with magnitude and unit.

• A.Direction
• B.Specific direction
• C.Both a and b
• D.None of these

The change of position of a body in a particular direction is _?

• A.Distance
• B.Displacement
• C.Speed
• D.Velocity

Distance is a _ quantity.

• A.Dimensionless
• B.Vector
• C.Tensor
• D.Scalar

What does Newton's Third Law of Motion state?

• A.Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed
• B.An object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an external force
• C.Force equals mass times acceleration
• D.For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction