Which of the following statement is not correct for an object moving along a straight path in an accelerated motion? (a) Its speed keeps changing (b) Its velocity always changes (c) It always goes away from the earth A force is always acting on it
ScienceClass 9CBSEAnswered 27 Mar 2026
Answer
- Soln:
Answer is (c) It always goes away from the earth
Explanation:
To move away from earth Object’s acceleration should be more than the acceleration due to gravity. To escape from gravity only moving along a straight path is not enough hence option © is a wrong statement.
According to the third law of motion, action and reaction (a) always act on the same body (b) always act on different bodies in opposite directions (c) have same magnitude and directions (d) act on either body at normal to each other.
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