BISHOP COTTON BOYS’ SCHOOL

BENGALURU
SECOND TERM UNIT TEST – JANUARY 2022
GRADE 9
PHYSICS - SCIENCE PAPER – 1
DATE: 31st January 2022 WRITING TIME : 2:30 PM TO 3:15 PM
UPLOADING TIME: 3:15 PM TO 3:25 PM

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Maximum Marks: 25
Time allowed: forty five minutes (inclusive of reading
time)
ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

I. Choose the correct answer: [2x1=2]

1. The atmospheric pressure on earth’s surface is P1 and inside mine is

P2. They are related as:
a. P1 = P2
b. P1 > P2
c. P1 < P2
d. P2 = 0

2. Two bodies A and B are brought in contact with each other. The
body A contains 50 cal. of heat at 20 oC, while the body B contains
100 cal. of heat at 10oC. Heat flows from:
a. A to B
b. B to A
c. Heat does not flow at all
d. None of the above

II. Answer the following: [5x2=10]

1. What do you mean by global warming?

2. An egg sinks in fresh water, but floats in a strong salt solution. Give
reason.
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 3. What is the effect of increase in temperature on a metallic piece for
its:
a. Mass
b. Volume.

4. In a hydraulic brake system, a force of 20 N is applied to a surface

area of 5 cm2. What force can thus be exerted on each brake
cylinder having an area of 100 cm2?

5. How does atmospheric pressure change with altitude? Draw a graph

to show this variation.

III. Answer the following: [3x3=9]

1. A force of 1200 N acts on the surface of area 10 cm2 normally. What

would be the thrust and pressure on the surface?
2. A solid weighs 60 gf in air and 40 gf when completely immersed in
water. Calculate
a. Upthrust
b. Volume of solid
c. Relative density of the solid

3. What do the following indicate in a barometer regarding weather:

a. Gradual fall in the mercury level.
b. Sudden fall in the mercury level
c. Gradual rise in the mercury level?

IV. Answer the following: [1x4=4]

1. The below figure shows Hope's apparatus, used to study anomalous

expansion of water. Answer the following questions:

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a. Amongst T1 and T2, which of the two thermometers will register
fall in temperature first and why?
b. Which of the two thermometers will stop registering fall in
temperature after sometime? State the magnitude of lowest
temperature recorded by this thermometer.

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