This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 6 > Science > Motion And Measurement Of Distances > Class 6 Science Chapter 10 Motion And Measurement Of Distances – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 Science Chapter 10 Motion And Measurement Of Distances Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the SI unit of measurement? A) Kilometre. B) Metre. C) Centimetre. D) All of the given options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the given options. 2. ..... is the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of small finger of a fully stretched hand. A) Cubit. B) Hand span. C) Fathom. D) Foot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hand span. 3. Swinging of our arms or legs are periodic motions. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 4. Which is considered as the biggest discovery in the history of transportation system? A) AEROPLANE. B) STEAM ENGINE. C) TITANIC. D) WHEEL. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) WHEEL. 5. Why can a pace or a footstep not be used as a standard unit of length? A) Because they are not easily measurable. B) Because they are too small. C) Because they vary from person to person. D) Because they are not accurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because they vary from person to person. 6. Arrange the following lengths in increasing magnitude:1 metre, 1 centimeter, 1 kilometer, 1 millimeter. A) 1 mm, 1 m, 1 cm, 1 km. B) 1 mm, 1 cm, 1 m, 1 km. C) 1 cm, 1 mm, 1 m, 1 km. D) 1 mm, 1 cm, 1 km, 1 m. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 mm, 1 cm, 1 km, 1 m. 7. Which of the following types of motion, you will not see, in a football rolling on the ground? A) Periodic. B) Rotational. C) Rectilinear. D) Circular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periodic. 8. The to and fro of a simple pendulum is called A) Rotatory motion. B) Oscillatory motion. C) Vibratory motion. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oscillatory motion. 9. While measuring the length of a knitting needle, the reading of the scale at one end is 4.0 cm and at the other end is 43.2 cm. What is the length of the needle? A) 37.2 cm. B) 39.2 cm. C) 36.2 cm. D) 35.2 cm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 39.2 cm. 10. Rotational motion is also known as A) Periodic motion. B) Oscillatory motion. C) Circular motion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periodic motion. 11. Which of the following is NOT an SI unit of measurement? A) Centimetre. B) Cubit. C) Inch. D) Metre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cubit. 12. Motion of a fan in on position. A) Rectilinear Motion. B) Circular Motion. C) Rotatory Motion. D) Random Motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular Motion. 13. A unit which is acceptable to majority of people as a basic unit of measurement is called ..... A) Cubit. B) Standard unit. C) A foot. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Standard unit. 14. Invention of ..... revolutionized the field of transportation. A) Fire. B) Boat. C) Wheel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wheel. 15. 4 km is equal to A) 40, 000 metre. B) 4, 00, 000 metre. C) 4, 000 metre. D) 400 meter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4, 000 metre. 16. Read The Following Sentences Carefully, And Choose The Incorrect One: A) When an object moves along a straight-line path it is called rectilinear motion. B) The movement of a bullet fired from a gun is an example of rectilinear motion. C) The motion of a sprinter (or short distance runner) running on a straight track is also rectilinear motion. D) Rectilinear motion may not take place in a fixed direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rectilinear motion may not take place in a fixed direction. 17. Sneha uses a broken ruler to measure the length of a rope. If one end of the rope coincide with the 4 cm mark of ruler, and other end of rope coincide with 9.2 cm mark of the ruler, then find the length of the rope. A) 5.2 cm. B) 13.2 cm. C) 9.2 cm. D) 4 cm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5.2 cm. 18. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE CORRECT REALATIONSHIP A) 1 M = 10000 MM. B) 1 KM =10000M. C) 1 M= 1000 MM. D) ALL OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1 M= 1000 MM. 19. Wheels of a car is an example of? A) Circular motion. B) Curvilinear motion. C) Periodic motion. D) Linear motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular motion. 20. What two measurements are needed to calculate speed? A) Mass and Time. B) Temperature and Mass. C) Time and Distance. D) Distance and Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time and Distance. 21. Why do we need standard units of measurement? A) E) To create confusion in measurements. B) B) To ensure consistency worldwide. C) G) To eliminate the need for accuracy in measurements. D) F) To promote individual measurement systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) To ensure consistency worldwide. 22. What type of motion do the blades of an electric fan have? A) Vibrational motion. B) Random motion. C) Circular motion. D) Linear motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circular motion. 23. Which of the following types of motion is exhibited by the hands of a clock? A) Circular motion. B) Rectilinear motion. C) Oscillatory motion. D) Random motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular motion. 24. A ruler can be used for measuring a curved line. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. A tailor uses a ..... to measure A) Tape. B) Scale. C) Finger-width. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tape. 26. Bullock cart moging on a straight road is which type of motion A) Rectilinear motion. B) Circular motion. C) Periodic motion. D) Rotatory motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rectilinear motion. 27. A motion that keeps on repeating itself after sometime is called ..... A) Circular motion. B) Periodic motion. C) Rectilinear motion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periodic motion. 28. ..... is the ditance from elbow to the tip of the middle finger. A) Inch tape. B) Foot. C) Cubit. D) Ribbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cubit. 29. Which is the SI unit of length A) Centimetre. B) Inch. C) Millimetre. D) Metre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metre. 30. Which one of the following is true A) 2 km = 200 m. B) 6, 000 m = 6 km. C) 2m =2, 000 cm. D) 450m = CCM. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6, 000 m = 6 km. 31. What is the formula to calculate speed? A) Speed = Time / Distance. B) Speed = Distance $\times$. C) Speed = Distance + Time. D) Speed = Distance / Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speed = Distance / Time. 32. Select an example of periodic motion. A) Motion of the hands of a clock. B) Motion of a swing. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 33. The movement of a housefly can be considered as ..... motion A) Oscillatory. B) Vibratory. C) Rectilinear. D) Random. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Random. 34. Motion of earth around the sun shows A) ROTATIONAL. B) CIRCULAR. C) PERIODIC. D) ALL OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL OF THESE. 35. March past of soldiers in a parade is an example of A) Periodic motion. B) Rectilinear motion. C) Rotational motion. D) Circular motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rectilinear motion. 36. Motion of a branch of tree is ..... motion. A) Circular. B) Periodic. C) Rectilinear. D) Rotational. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periodic. 37. A Motion is a kind of a change in position of an objects A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 38. Basic unit of length: A) Kilometre. B) Centimetre. C) Millimetre. D) Metre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metre. 39. The most common time measuring devices A) Sun dial. B) Pendulum. C) Clocks. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clocks. 40. TYPING OF KEYBOARD IS AN EXAMPLE OF A) PERIODIC. B) NON-PERIODIC. C) BOTH. D) NONE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NON-PERIODIC. 41. Is accurate measurement important? A) No. B) Yes. C) Maybe not. D) Maybe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 42. Which of the following is a standard unit for measuring length? A) CUBIC METRE. B) SQUARE METRE. C) LITRE. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NONE OF THESE. 43. To measure the length of a curved line, you will use: A) Thread. B) Geometry scale. C) Divider. D) Both a and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thread. 44. 4 kilometres are equal to A) 4000 metre. B) 40 metre. C) 4, 00, 000 metre. D) 40, 000 metre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4000 metre. 45. Motion of vehicles (Example, a Car) on a straight road is rectilinear motion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 46. Centimetre = ..... metre A) 50. B) 0.5. C) 5. D) 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50. 47. What type of motion is performed by a windmill A) Circular motion. B) Rotational motion. C) Both circular and rotational motion. D) Curvilinear motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both circular and rotational motion. 48. What was used in ancient times to measure something? A) Arbitrary units. B) Standard units. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arbitrary units. 49. State true or false:We can use a scale to measure curves A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 50. A motion in which body moves about a fixed axis, without changing iys position is called ..... ..... A) Rectilinear Motion. B) Curvilinear Motion. C) Rotational motion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rotational motion. 51. The motion of earth around the sun is an example of periodic motion A) True. B) False. C) Not compulsory. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. Convert:72 km = ..... m A) 7200 m. B) 72000 m. C) 720 m. D) 720000 m. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 72000 m. 53. The position of the eye is not important while measuring with a scale A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 54. Express 1.65 meters into centimeters and millimeters. A) 16.5 cm, 1650 mm. B) 165 cm, 1650 mm. C) 16.5 cm, 165 mm. D) 165 cm, 16.5 mm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 165 cm, 1650 mm. 55. Measurement requires:- A) Motion. B) Unit, number. C) Scale. D) Hand Spans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unit, number. 56. What is linear motion? A) When something happens in a curved path. B) When something happens in a slanting line. C) When something happens in a circular path. D) When something happens in a straight line. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When something happens in a straight line. 57. While measuring the length of a wooden box, the reading at one end is 1.5 cm and the other end is 4.7 cm. What is the length of the wooden box? A) 3.2 cm. B) 4.7cm. C) 1.5cm. D) 6.2 cm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3.2 cm. 58. The distance between Delhi and Kanpur is usually expressed in A) Hectometer. B) Metre. C) Centimeter. D) Kilometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kilometer. 59. What is the formula for calculating distance when speed and time are known? A) Distance = Time / Speed. B) Distance = Speed + Time. C) Distance = Speed / Time. D) Distance = Speed $\times$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Distance = Speed $\times$. 60. Apple falling from a tree is A) Periodic motion. B) Curvilinear motion. C) Linear motion. D) Circular motion. 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