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Class 9 Phy
Chapter Motion

Sample Questions
1. .  (a)  Identify the kind of motion in the following cases:

       (i)    A car moving with constant speed turning around a curve.

       (ii)  An electron orbitting around nucleus.
       (b)  An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit of radius 36,000 km. Calculate its speed if it
takes 24 hours to revolve around the earth.
2.  (a)  Define average speed.
       (b)  A bus travels a distance of 120 km with a speed of 40 km/h and returns with a speed of 30
km/h. Calculate the average speed for the entire journey.
3.  Define uniform and non-uniform motion. Write one example for each.
4.  What does the odometer of an automobile measure? Which of the following is moving faster?
Justify your answer.
       (i)  A scooter moving with a speed of 300 m per I minute.
       (ii)  A car moving with a speed of 36 km per hour.
5.  A car travels from stop A to stop B with a speed of 30 km/h and then returns back to A with a
speed of 50 km/h. Find
       (i)  displacement of the car.
       (ii)  distance travelled by the car.
       (iii)  average speed of the car.
6.  Velocity-time graph for the motion of an object in a straight path is a straight line parallel to the
time axis.
       (a)  Identify the nature of motion of the body.
       (b)  Find the acceleration of the body.
       (c)  Draw the shape of distance-time graph for this type of motion.
7.  Draw the shape of the distance-time graph for uniform and non-uniform motion of object. A bus
of starting from rest moves with uniform acceleration of 0.1 ms–2 for 2 minutes. Find
       (a)  the speed acquired.
       (b)  the distance travelled.
8.  (a)  Define uniform acceleration. What is the acceleration of a body moving with uniform velocity?
       (b)  A particle moves over three quarters of a circle of radius r. What is the magnitude of its
displacement?
9.  A bus accelerates uniformly from 54 km/h to 72 km/h in 10 seconds Calculate
       (i)  acceleration in m/s2
       (ii)  distance covered by the bus in metres during this interval.
10.  A car moves with a speed of 30 km/h–1 for half an hour, 25 km/h–1 for one hour and 40 km/h–1 for
two hours. Calculate the average speed of the car.
11.  Derive the equation for velocity-time relation (v = u + at) by graphical method.
12.  A car is travelling at 20 km/h, it speeds upto 60 km/h in 6 seconds. What is its acceleration?
13.  A car accelerates from 6 ms–1 16 ms–1 in 10 sec. Calculate
       (a)  the acceleration and
       (b)  the distance covered by the car in that time.
14.  A circular track has a circumference of 3140 m with AB as one of its diameter. A scooterist
moves from A to B alone the circular path with a uniform speed of 10 m/s. Find
       (a)  distance covered by the scooterist,
       (b)  displacement of the scooterist, and
       (c)  time taken by the scooterist in reaching from A to B.
15.  (a)  Differentiate between uniform linear and uniform circular motion.
       (b)  Write any four examples of uniform circular motion.
       (c)  Is uniform circular motion accelerated motion?
16.  (a)  Differentiate between speed and velocity.
       (b)  When is a body said to have uniform velocity?
       (c)  How can we describe the position of an object?
       Illustrate with suitable example.
17.  The graph given alongside shows how the speed of a car changes with time.
       (i)  What is the initial speed of the car?
       (ii)  What is the maximum speed attained by the car?
       (iii)  Which part of the graph shows zero acceleration?
       (iv)  Which part of the graph shows varying retardation?
       (v)  Find the distance travelled in first 8 hours.

18.  Study the velocity-time graph and calculate.

       (a)  The acceleration from A to B

       (b)  The acceleration from B to C
       (c)  The distance covered in the region ABE
       (d)  The average velocity from C to D
       (e)  The distance covered in the region BCFE
19.  The following table gives the data about motion of a car.

Time 11. 11. 12. 12. 1.0

(h) 00 30 00 30 0
Distan
10
ce 0 30 30 65
0
(km)
       Plot the graph.
       (i)  Find the speed of the car between 12.00 hours and 12.30 hours.
       (ii)  What is the average speed of the car?
       (iii)  Is the car’s motion an example of uniform motion? Justify.
20.  (a)  Derive the equation of motion v = u +at, using graphical method.
       (b)  A train starting from rest attains a velocity of 72 km/h in 5 minutes. Assuming the
acceleration is uniform, find
       (i)  the acceleration.
       (ii)  the distance travelled by the train for attaining this velocity.

Host questions
1.  Define acceleration and state its SI unit. For motion along a straight line, when do we consider the
acceleration to be (i) positive (ii) negative? Give an example of a body in uniform acceleration.
2.  Find the total displacement of the body from the following graph:

3.  A car travels at 54 km/h for first 20 s, 36 km/h for next 30 s and finally 18 km/h for next 10 s.
Find its average speed.
4.  Define acceleration and give its SI unit. When is acceleration of a body negative? Give two
examples of situations in which acceleration of the body is negative.
5.  Distinguish between uniform motion and non, uniform motion. Is uniformly accelerated motion
uniform motion? Give one example each of uniform and non-uniform motion.
6.  The speedometer readings of a car are shown below. Find the acceleration of the car and its
displacement.
Time Speedometer
 9:25 am 36 km/h
9:45 am 72 km/h
7.  Define uniform circular motion and give example of it. Why is it called accelerated motion?
Time: 60 Minutes
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Two Mark Questions
1.  Define the term displacement. Is it a vector quantity or a scalar quantity?
2.  What is circular motion? Is circular motion an acceleration motion?
3.  Derive mathematically the first equation of motion V=u + at?
Three Mark Questions
4.  A boy runs for 20 min. at a uniform speed of 18km/h. At what speed should he run for the next 40
min. so that the average speed comes 24km/hr.
5.  A train accelerated from 10km/hr to 40km/hr in 2 minutes. How much distance does it cover in
this period? Assume that the tracks are straight?
6.  A train starts from rest and accelerate uniformly at the rate of 5 m/s2 for 5 sec. Calculate the
velocity of train in 5 sec.
7.  A bullet leaves a rifle with a muzzle velocity of 1042 m/s. While accelerating through the barrel of
the rifle, the bullet moves a distance of 1.680 m. Determine the acceleration of the bullet (assume a
uniform acceleration)
8.  A bike riding at 22.4 m/s skids to come to a halt in 2.55 s. Conclude the skidding distance of the
bike.
9.  A race scooter is seen accelerating uniformly from 18.5 m/s to 46.1 m/s in 2.47 seconds.
Determine the acceleration of the scooter and the distance travelled.
10.  A car is travelling with a speed of 36 km/h. The driver applied the brakes and retards the car
uniformly. The car is stopped in 5 sec. Find (i) The acceleration of car and (ii) Distance before it stops
after Appling breaks?
11.  Can displacement be zero? If yes, give two examples of such situations.
Five Mark Questions
12.  Prove that S=ut+1/2at2 graphically.

Chapter 5
1.  A body of mass 1kg is attracted by the earth with a force which is equal to
      a.  9.8N
      b.  6.67x 1011
      c.  1 N
      d.  9.8m/s
2.  What is the gravitational force between two objects?
      a.  attractive at large distances only
      b.  attractive at small distances only
      c.  attractive at all distances
      d.  attractive at large distances but repulsive at small distances
3.  The value of ‘g’
      a.  Increases as we go above the earth’s surface
      b.  Decreases as we go to the centre of the earth
      c.  Remains constant
      d.  Is more at equator and less at poles
4.  The ball is thrown up, the value of ‘g’ will be
      a.  Zero
      b.  positive
      c.  negative
      d.  negligible
5.  The gravitational force causes
      a.  Tides
      b.  Motion of moon
      c.  None of them
      d.  Both a n b
6.  The mass of the body on moon is 40kg, what is the weight on the earth.
      a.  240kg
      b.  392N
      c.  240N
      d.  400kg
7.  Newton’s law of gravitation applies to
      a.  Small bodies only
      b.  Plants only
      c.  All bodies irrespective of their size
      d.  For solar system
8.  The gravitational force between two objects is F. If masses of both the objects are halved without
altering the distance between them, then the gravitational force would become
      a.  f/4
      b.  f/2
      c.  f
      d.  2f
9.  The Earth attracts the moon with a gravitational force of 1020N. The moon attracts the earth with
a gravitational force of
      a.  Less than 1020N
      b.  1020N
      c.  Greater than 1020N
      d.  10-20N
10.  The distance between two bodies becomes 6 times more than the usual distance. The the F
becomes
      a.  36 times
      b.  6 times
      c.  12 times
      d.  1/36 times
ANSWERS
1.    A
2.    C
3.    B
4.    C
5.    D
6.    B
7.    C
8.    A
9.    C
10.  D
 Sample question
1.  Which force is responsible for stability of our universe?
2.  Which force is required to maintain a body in uniform circular motion?
3.  What is gravity?
4.  How is the weight of an object related to its mass?
5.  Mass of boy on earth is 40kg, what is the mass on the moon?
6.  What is the effect of shape of earth on value of ‘g’?
7.  Why do we feel uneasy when ferry wheels moves downwards?
8.  Derive formula of universal law of gravitation.
9.  The acceleration of a freely falling body does not depend on the mass of the body. Prove this.
10.  Establish relationship between ‘g’ and ‘G’.
11.  Show that the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of moon is about 1/6 of that at the
surface of the earth.
12.  What is centripetal force? Define it with example.
13.  With what force will body of mass 1kg get attracted to the earth?
14.  Calculate the value ‘g’, acceleration due to gravity.
Host questions

1.  Earth attracts apple from the tree and it falls on it but the earth does not move towards the apple.
Why?
2.  Is uniform circular motion taking place at a constant speed or constant velocity? Why?
3.  Name the force which is required to maintain a body in uniform circular motion?
4.  A ball is projected vertically upwards with an initial velocity of u goes to a maximum height h
before coming to ground. What is the value of h?
5.  Is value of ‘g’ same everywhere?
6.  Find relationship between ‘g’ and ‘G’
7.  During a free-fall what is the weight of a body. Give reason for the answer.
8.  A stone and feather are thrown from a tower, both the objects should reach the ground at same
time but it does not. Why?
9.  What is the value of ‘G’, universal gravitational constant?
10.  Find the value of ‘g’, acceleration due to gravity.
11.  Calculate value of ‘g’ on moon.
12.  Show that the weight of the body on moon =1/6 of the weight of the body in earth.

MAXIMUM TIME: 35 MINUTES

MAXIMUM MARKS: 20 marks
1.  Give the S.I. unit of G and its value.      1
2.  g=GM/R2, what does these symbols denote?      1
3.  When a ball is let free fall from the top of building. What is the acceleration and what its sign?      1
4.  A ball is projected vertically upwards with an initial velocity ‘u goes to a maximum height ‘h’ before
touching the ground. What is the value of ‘h’ ?      2
5.  How is the weight of an object related to its mass?      2
6.  The mass of the body on earth is 60kg, what is its weight on the earth and on moon.      2
7.  The mass of earth is 6x1024 kg and that of the moon is 7.4x 1022kg. If the distance between the
earth and the moon is 3.84x105km. Calculate the force exerted by the earth and the moon.      2
     G=6.67x10-11 Nm2 kg-2
8.  Calculate the value of ‘g’ acceleration due to gravity.      1
9.  Gibe difference between ‘g’ and ‘G’      2
10.  If ball is thrown up in the sky, what will happen to its value of ‘g’?      1
11.  Derive the formula for the universal law of gravitation.      2
12.  A car falls of a ledge and drops to the ground in 0.5 s. Let g= 10 ms-2
      a. What is its speed on touching the ground?
      b. What is its average speed during 0.5s?
      c. How high is the ledge from the ground?      3
chapter
work and energy
Host Questions
1.   Derive the formula for potential energy.
2.   Explain the Law of conservation of energy with pendulum.
3.   If energy is neither created nor destroyed then from where do we get energy?
4.   State and explain one example where kinetic energy is present in a body and is used.
5.   Define power and give its unit.
6.   What is potential energy? Explain different types of potential energy.
7.   How is work and energy related to each other?
8.   Give one example where work done on an object is negative.
9.   A man does 60 J of work in 6 seconds. Calculate the power.
10.   Give one example where work done on an object is zero.
Sample Questions:
1.   Define work.
2.   What is the unit of work done?
3.   Name 2 types of potential energy.
4.   Name the energy stored when a rubber band is stretched?
5.   What is gravitational potential energy?
6.   Differentiate between potential energy and kinetic energy.
7.   How is work and energy related to each other?
8.   What is potential energy? Explain different types of potential energy.
9.   Explain the following:
       (a) An object increases its energy when raised through a height.
       (b) Energy is neither created nor destroyed then from where dowe get energy.
       (c) When we push the wall, the wall does not move and no work is done.
10.   State and explain one example where (i) Kinetic energy is present in a body and is used; and (ii)
Potential energy is present in a body is used.
MCQs
Choose the correct option:
1.   The unit of work is joule. The other physical quantity that has same unit is
        (a) power         (b) velocity         (c) energy         (d) force
2.   The spring will have maximum potential energy when
        (a) it is pulled out         (b) it is compressed
        (c) both (a) and (b)         (d) neither (a) nor (b)
3.   The energy possessed by an oscillating pendulum of a clock is
        (a) kinetic energy         (b) potential energy
        (c) restoring energy.         (d) mechanical energy
4.   The gravitational potential energy of an object is due to
        (a) its mass
        (b) its acceleration due to gravity
        (c) its height above the earth�s surface
        (d) all of the above.
5.   A ball is dropped from a height of 10 m.
        (a) Its potential energy increases and kinetic energy decreases during the falls
        (b) Its potential energy is equal to the kinetic energy during the fall.
        (c) The potential energy decreases and the kinetic energy increases during the fall.
        (d) The potential energy is half and kinetic energy is maximum while it is falling.
6.   If the velocity of a body is doubled its kinetic energy
        (a) gets doubled         (b) becomes half
        (c) does not change         (d) becomes 4 times
7.   How much time will be required to perform 520 J of work at the rate of 20 W?
        (a) 24s         (b) 16s         (c) 20 s         (d) 26 s
8.   A students caries a bag weighing 5 kg from the ground floor to his class on the first floor that is 2
m high. The work done by the boy is
        (a) 1 J         (b) 10 J         (c) 100 J         (d) 1000 J
9.   The work done is ½,½ if
        (a) The body shows displacement in the opposite direction of the force applied.
        (b) The body shows displacement in the same direction as that of the force applied.
        (c) The body shows a displacement in perpendicular direction to the force applied.
        (d) The body masses obliquely to the direction of the force applied.
10.   One unit of electrical energy is equal to
        (a) 3.6½ 105J         (b) 3.6 ½ 106J (c) 36 ½ 105J         (d) both         (b) and (c)
Answer

Total Marks: 30
Total Time: 40 mins
1.   Define one watt of power.
(2 Marks)
2.   Name twy physical quantities whose unit is Joule.
(2 Marks)
3.   What is gravitational potential energy?
(2 Marks)
4.   What is the commercial unit of energy? Define it.
(3 Marks)
5.   Give one example where work done on an object is negative.
(3 Marks)
6.   What work is said to be done to increase the velocity of a car from 15 km/h to 30 km/h, if the
mass of the car is 1000 kg?
(3 Marks)
7.   A body possess potential energy of 460 J whose mass is 20 kg and is raised to a certain height.
What is the height when g = 10 m/s2.
(3 Marks)
8.   Derive the formula for kinetic energy.
(4 Marks)
9.   With pendulum as an example the law of conservation of energy.
(4 Marks)
10.   Derive the formula for potential energy.
(4 Marks)
Force and law of motion
Max Time:30 mins
Max Marks:25
1.  Why do passengers tend to fall sideways when the bus takes a sharp u turn?            (2 marks)
2.  Why should a passenger hold on to prevent himself from swaying in a turning bus?            (2
marks)
3.  Why do passengers tend to fall back when it starts suddenly?            (2 marks)
4.  Why do passengers jumping out of a rapidly moving bus fall forward with his face downwards, if
he does not run forward?            (2 marks)
5.  Why does a passenger jumping out of a rapidly moving bus fall forward with his face
downwards?            (2 marks)
6.  Why can dust be removed by shaking it, or beating it by a carpet?            (2 marks)
7.  Why does a bullet when fired against a glass window pane make a hole in it, and the glass pane
will smash it?            (2 marks)
8.  Why does an athlete take a longer jump if he comes running from a distance than when he jumps
suddenly from the take-off line?            (2 marks)
9.  What happens when you shake a wet piece of cloth? Explain, why?            (2 marks)
10.  Why is it advised to tie a rope on the luggage while you travel by the bus?            (2 marks)
11.  How does a boat move forward into the water when the boatman presses one end of the pole
against the ground?            (2 marks)
12.  Why is it difficult for a fireman to hose, which ejects large amount of water at a high
velocity?            (3 marks)