INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD SCHOOLS

First Term Examination 2019

Grade 9th Subject: Physics

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SECTION – A (Marks 12)

Q.1 Encircle the correct option i.e. A/B/C/D. All parts carry equal marks.

1. The branch of physics that deals with the behaviour and properties of nuclei and particles
within the nuclei is known as

(a) Plasma Physics (b) Mechanics

(c) Sound (d) Nuclear Physics

2. Which one of the following unit is a derived unit?

(a) mole (b) candela

(c) pascal (d) kilogramme

3. An interval of 500ns is equivalent to

(a) 500*10-6 s (b) 500*106 s

(c) 500*10-9 s (d) 500*10 -2 s

4. The base units involved in acceleration are

(a) meter and second (b) kilogramme and meter

(c) ampere and second (d) kilogramme and second

5. The least count of a screw gauge is

(a) 0.1mm (b) 1mm

(c) 0.01mm (d) 0.001mm

6. Which one from the following has the greatest accuracy

(a) electronic balance (b) physical balance

(c) beam balance (d) none of the above

7. 3.000008 has how many significant figures

(a) 5 (b) 7

(c) 2 (d) 1

8. The spinning motion of a body around its axis is which type of motion

(a) random motion (b) circular motion

(c) rotatory motion (d) linear motion

9. If velocity is uniform, acceleration is

(a) Zero (b) positive

(c) negative (d) none of the above

10. Which one of the following is a scalar quantity?

(a) length (b) displacement

(c) mass (d) both a and c

11. A straight line parallel to time-axis on a distance time graph tells that object is

(a) moving with constant speed (b) at rest

(c) moving with variable speed (d) is in constant motion

12. By dividing displacement of a moving body with time, we get

(a) velocity (b) speed

(c) acceleration (d) distance

 Section-B (Marks 18)
Q.2 Attempt any six parts from the following. All parts carry equal marks. (6*3=18)

1. Differentiate between base and derived quantities.

2. Find the base quantities involved in each of the following derived quantities

(a) work (b) force

3. Define significant figures. Find the number of significant figures in the following
measurments.

(a) 0.000652m (b) 2.22 * 10-6 kg

4. Differentiate between scalars and vectors. Give two examples of each.

5. Draw and explain the distance versus time graph for object at rest and object moving with
constant speed.

6. Find the acceleration from the speed time graph given in figure

7. Define the terms speed, velocity and displacement along with their units.

8. What is gravitational acceleration? How was it discovered?

Section-C (Marks 15)

Q.3 Attempt any five parts from the following. All parts carry equal marks. (5*3=15)
1. A stone is dropped from the top of tower. The stone hits the ground after 10 seconds.
Find

(a) the height of the tower

(b) the velocity with which the stone hits the ground

2. Define the states of rest and motion.

3. What are the three types of motion. Define each of them with examples.

4. On closing the jaws of Vernier calipers, zero of the Vernier scale is on the left of its main
scale such that 6th division of its Vernier scale coincides with one of the main scale division.
Find the zero error and zero correction.

5. Suppose your age is 16 years. Estimate your age in seconds.

6. Express the following quantities using prefixes

(a) 2000000 W (b) 355 * 10-8 s (c) 5000 g

7. What is meant by significant figures of a measurement?

SECTION-D (Marks 20)

Note: Attempt any TWO questions All questions carry equal marks (2*10=20).

Q.4 (a) What is a Vernier callipers? Explain its construction. Also find out the least count of a Vernier
calliper. (5)

(b) A screw gauge has 200 divisions on its circular scale. The pitch of screw gauge is 0.7mm. Find its
least count.

Q.5 (a) Consider a body moving with initial velocity Vi in a straight line with uniform acceleration a.
Its velocity becomes Vf after time t. Draw a speed versus time graph for the motion of this body.
Then find the total distance travelled S by the body. (5)

(b) A car travelling at 10 ms-1 accelerates uniformly at 2 ms-2. Calculate its velocity after 8s. (5)

Q.6 (a) Figure shows the distance time graph of a moving car. From the graph, find

(a) the distance car has travelled

(b) the speed during the first five seconds

(c)average speed of the car

(d) speed during last 5 seconds (5)

(b) Your hair grow at the rate of 2 mm per day. Find their growth rate in nms-1. (5)

Good Luck !