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Name: Subject: Physics Grade: 7 Date:

Answer these questions.

1. What is the SI unit of weight?

2. The three common base quantities are:
a. Length, mass, area b. Area, Volume, Time
c. Time, Mass, Density d. Length, Mass, Time
3. Complete the table by filling in the blanks.

4. Which of the following are derived units?

a. kilogram b. joule c. metre d. ampere
5. Which of the following are derived quantities?
a. Pressure b. Area c. Temperature d. Force
6. Determine the distance and displacement. (Remember to write the direction
for displacement- North, South, East, West)
a.

b. An object moves from point A to point B to point C, then back to point B and n to point C along
the line shown in the figure below.

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c. A car travels along a straight road 100 m east then 50 m west. Find distance and
displacement of the car.

d. A runner travels around a rectangular track with length = 50 meters and width = 20
meters. After traveling around track two times, runner is back at the starting point.
Determine distance and displacement.

7. Make a mind map of contact and non-contact forces.

8. Write ‘Contact Force’ or Non-contact force’ in each blank.

a) Sheela pulled a grocery cart. _

b) The wind blows the door open.

c) The N-poles of two magnets repel each other. _ _

d) When the sky diver jumped out of the plane, he started falling towards earth.

e) When John rubbed a plastic ruler on the woollen cloth and took it closer to his hair,
his hair stood up. _

f) Due to friction on the ground, the car got slowed down.

9. Name the following:

i) A force that tries to slow things down when two things rub together. …………………..

ii) A force from water that pushes things up…………………..

iii)A force that tries to slow things that are moving through air…………………

iv) They can attract and repel each other. They also attract things made of iron

…………………………………

v) A push or a pull………………………….

10. Identify the effects of forces.

a. Samya tears the paper into bits and pieces.

b. Ramya watches her mother roll a ball of dough into chapati.

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c. Raghav applies the brakes on his cycle, and it comes to a stop.

d. Janak who was walking slowly, suddenly started running towards the stadium.

e. Karthik pushes the box from the centre of the room to a side.

f. The hair stylist has cut Sophia’s hair too short.

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