PHYSICS

Time: 1 hour ICSE CLASS IX M.M.: 40

Section- A 10 x 2 = 20
1) As a rock sinks deeper and deeper into water of constant density, what happens to the buoyant force on it?
2) 50 cm3 of wood is floating on water, and 50 cm3 of iron is totally submerged. Which has the greater buoyant
force on it?
3) Salt water has greater density than fresh water. A boat floats in both fresh water and in salt water. Where is the
buoyant force greater on the boat?
4) Salt water is more dense than fresh water. A ship floats in both fresh water and salt water. Compared to the
fresh water, the volume of water displaced in the salt water is (more/less), explain.
5) A 10-kg piece of aluminum sits at the bottom of a lake, right next to a 10-kg piece of lead. Which has the greater
buoyant force on it?
6) A body of weight 20 N floats half submerged in a liquid, what is the buoyant force on the body?
7) Give reason why, a block of plastic when released under water comes up to the surface of water.
8) If two bodies having equal weights of unequal volumes are balanced in air, what will happen when these are
completely dipped in water?
9) Consider a small volume V of water enclosed in a very thin plastic bag of negligible mass and placed well within a
large tank of water. What are the forces acting on the water in the plastic bag?
10) A solid body having average density equal to the density of a liquid is gently lowered to a position well below the
surface of the liquid in a vessel. When released, will it rise to the surface, sink in the liquid, or remain stationary
at the same position? Why?
Section- B
1) i) A block of wood is floating in water. The portion of the block inside water measures 50 cm × 50 cm × 50 cm.
What is the magnitude of the buoyant force acting on the block? (Take density of water as 1 g cm–3) [2]

ii) Four balls are made of different materials: one is solid wood, another iron, another glass and the last is hollow
and made of rubber. They all have the same outer radius. They are wholly immersed in water. Use the symbols
>, = and/or < to express the relation among the upthrusts (F1, F2, F3 and F4) exerted on each ball by the
surrounding water. [2]
iii) A solid body of weight 9.0 N is suspended by a string in water. The tension in the string is 7.5 N. [4]
Find: (a) the loss of weight of the solid in water,
(b) the buoyant force exerted by water on the solid,
(c) the volume of the body and
(d) the tension in the string if only half the volume of the body is immersed in water.
Take the density of water as 1.0 × 10 3 kg m-3.
iv) A sinker if found to weigh 56.7 g f in water. When the sinker is tied to cork of weight 6 g f, the combination is
found weigh 40.5 g f in water. Calculate RD of cork. [2]

2) i) How do you ascertain that earth possesses a magnetic field? [2]

ii) Draw diagrams to illustrate the orientation of magnetic domains and the atomic dipoles in (a) an iron magnet
and (b) an unmagnetized piece of iron. [2]
iii) What is the position of the neutral points when (a) the north pole of a bar magnet is placed facing the north
pole of the earth? (b) the north pole of a bar magnet is placed facing the south pole of the earth? [2]
iv) A cube of ice whose side is 4.0 cm is allowed to melt. The vol. of water formed is found to be 58.24 cm 3. Find
the density of ice. [2]
v) The mass of a body is 70 kg. When completely immersed in water, it displaces 2,000 cm 3 of water. What is the
relative density of the material of the body? [2]