NCERT Solutions Class 6th Science Chapter – 7 Motion and Measurement of Distances Question & Answer

Q. 1. Give two examples of each, of modes of transport used on land, water and air.
Answer –
(i) Land – Bus, truck, train.
(ii) Water – Ship, boat.
(iii) Air – Aeroplane, Helicopter.

Q. 2. Fill in the blanks:
(i) One metre is___________cm.
(ii) Five kilometre is___________m.
(iii) Motion of a child on a swing is_____________ .
(iv) Motion of the needle of a sewing machine is_______________ .
(v) Motion of wheel of a bicycle is_____________ .
Answer –
(i) 100
(ii) 5000
(iii) periodic (oscillatory) motion
(iv) periodic oscillatory
(v) circular.

Q. 3. Why can a pace or a footstep not be used as a standard unit of length?
Answer – Because a pace or a footstep of each and every person is not equal.

Q. 4. Arrange the following lengths in their increasing magnitude :
1 metre, 1 centimeter, 1 kilometer, 1 millimeter.
Answer – Ascending order of length –
1 millimeter < 1 centimeter < 1 metre < 1 kilometer

Q. 5. The height of a person is 1.65 m. Express it into cm and mm.
Answer –
(a) 1.65 m, as one metre = 100 cm
= 1.65 x 100 cm = 165 cm
(b)65 x 100 x 10 mm = 1650 mm.

Q. 6. The distance between Radha’s home and her school is 3250 m. Express this distance into km.
Answer – The distance between Radha’s home and her school is 3250 m.
We know that 1 km = 1000 m
Or 1000 m = 1 km
Or 1m = 1/1000 Km
Thus, 3250 m = (1/1000) X 3250 = 3.25 Km
Therefore, distance between Radha’s home and her school in km = 3.25 km

Q. 7. While measuring the length of a knitting needle, the reading of the scale at one end is 3.0 cm and at the other end is 33.1 cm. What is the length of the needle?
Answer – Length of the needle = 33.1 cm – 3.0 cm = 30.1 cm.

Q. 8. Write the similarities and differences between the motion of a bicycle and a ceiling fan that has been switched on.
Answer –
(i) Similarity – Both the wheel of a bicycle and a ceiling fan exhibit motion on a fixed axis.
(ii) Dissimilarity – The bicycle moves forward and thus executes rectilinear motion but the fan does not show such motion.

Q. 9. Why could you not like to use a measuring tape made of an elastic material like rubber to measure distance? What would be some of the problems you would meet in telling someone about a distance you measured with such a tape?
Answer – An elastic measuring tape gives the incorrect length of the distance between two points.
Reasons –
(i) The length of the elastic tape varies and depends upon the force by which it is stretched.

(ii) Measurement would vary between 2 or 3 readings even when measured by the same person and by the same elastic tape.

(iii) Measurement would also vary if different persons measure the same distance.

Q. 10. Give two examples of periodic motion.
Answer –
(i) Oscillations of a pendulum.
(ii) Motion of swing/motion of the earth around the sun.