CBSE Class 9 β Science (Physics) β Chapter 1: Motion β Summary Notes
πΉ Motion
An object is said to be in motion if its position changes with time with respect to a fixed point.
πΉ Types of Motion
Uniform Motion: Equal distances in equal time intervals.
Non-uniform Motion: Unequal distances in equal time intervals.
πΉ Distance vs Displacement
Distance: Total path length, scalar quantity.
Displacement: Shortest distance from initial to final position, vector quantity.
πΉ Speed and Velocity
Speed = Distance / Time (scalar)
Velocity = Displacement / Time (vector)
Uniform Speed/Velocity: Constant speed/velocity.
Non-uniform Speed/Velocity: Changing speed/velocity.
Average Speed = Total Distance / Total Time
Average Velocity = Total Displacement / Total Time
πΉ Acceleration (a)
Rate of change of velocity.
π
=
π£
β
π’
π‘
a=
t
vβu
β
where
π’
u = initial velocity,
π£
v = final velocity,
π‘
t = time
Positive acceleration = speeding up
Negative acceleration (retardation) = slowing down
πΉ Equations of Uniformly Accelerated Motion
π£
=
π’
+
π
π‘
v=u+at
π
=
π’
π‘
+
1
2
π
π‘
2
s=ut+
2
1
β
at
2
π£
2
=
π’
2
+
2
π
π
v
2
=u
2
+2as
(Where
π
s is displacement)
πΉ Graphical Representation
Distance-Time Graph:
Straight line = uniform speed
Curved line = non-uniform speed
Velocity-Time Graph:
Straight line (positive slope) = uniform acceleration
Area under v-t graph = displacement
πΉ Uniform Circular Motion
Motion in a circle at constant speed
Velocity direction keeps changing, hence acceleration is present
It is accelerated motion even with constant speed
πΉ Key Formulae Recap
Speed = Distance / Time
Velocity = Displacement / Time
Acceleration = (Final velocity β Initial velocity) / Time
π£
=
π’
+
π
π‘
v=u+at
π
=
π’
π‘
+
1
2
π
π‘
2
s=ut+
2
1
β
at
2
π£
2
=
π’
2
+
2
π
π
v
2
=u
2
+2as