SURYA VARSANI ACADEMY

Fortnightly Test -1 JUNE, 2020

Date: PHYSICS Time Allowed: 15 minutes
Name: GRADE 8 Max Marks: 10

1. A beaker is full of water. If an ice cube is inserted in beaker, it floats. Why?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………….............. .[1]

2. A piece of iron has a dimension 3cm x1.5cm x6cm. if its mass is 205.2 g, Calculate its

density. Also mention the SI unit.

Density = ………………SI unit………………….. [2]

3. Safia wants to find the density of a small ball.

(a) She measures the mass of a plastic cup containing ten identical balls.

(i) The plastic cup has a mass of 2.5g.

What is the mass of one ball?

Mass = ………………………g [2]

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 (b) Safia measures the volume of the ten identical balls.

Complete the measurements to find the volume of one ball.

The volume of water in the measuring cylinder is …………………cm 3

The volume of the water and ten balls in the measuring cylinder is …………………cm 3

The difference in volume between these two readings is …………………cm 3

The volume of one ball is …………………cm3 [2]

(c) Calculate the density of a ball.

Use your answers for mass in part (a) and volume in part (b) to calculate the density.

Density = ………………SI unit………………….[2]

4. Two liquids, A and B, have densities 0.75 g/mL and 1.14 g/mL, respectively. When both

liquids are poured into a container, one liquid floats on top of the other. Which liquid is on

top?

…………………………………………………………………………………………….............. .[1]

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