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CLASS: IX
SECTION: ALL SECTIONS
SUBJECT: PHYSICS
SESSION: 2023-24
CHAPTER-9 GRAVITATION
ASSIGNMENT-6
Q1. Name the force which makes heavy objects appear light when immersed in a liquid.

Q2. The density of a body is 800 kg/m3. Will it sink or float when dipped in a bucket of water? Give reason for your
answer.

Q3. Explain why, buildings and dams have wide foundations.

Q4. A nail is driven into a wooden board by using a hammer. The impact of the hammer on the head of nail produces
a thrust of 25 N. If the area of the head is 0.5 mm2 and of the tip 0.1 mm2, find the pressure on the head and the tip
of the nail.

Q5. A force of 16 N is distributed uniformly on one surface of a cube of edge 8 cm. Find the pressure on this surface.

Q6. Why is swimming in sea water easier than in freshwater?

Q7. Choose the correct option

(i)The school bags are generally provided with the broad strips because:
(a) It will spread the force of the bag over the large area of the shoulder of the child producing large pressure.
(b) It will spread the force of the bag over the large area of the shoulder of the child producing less pressure.
(c) It has become a trend among the students to carry the bags with wide strips.
(d) It will spread the force of the bag over the small area of the shoulder of the child producing less pressure.
(ii) An object weighs 10 N in air. When immersed fully in a liquid, it weighs only 8N. The weight of liquid displaced by
the object will be:
(a) 10 N (b) 8 N (c) 2 N (d) 12 N

(iii) A metal in which even iron can float is:

(a) Sodium (b) magnesium (c) Manganese (d) mercury
(iv) What is true for thrust and pressure?
(a) Pressure varies with area, while thrust remains constant.
(b) Thrust varies with area, while pressure remains constant.
(c) Magnitude of thrust is always greater than that of pressure.
(d) Magnitude of pressure is always greater than that of thrust.

(v) Why does a ship made of steel floats, while a slab of steel sinks in water?
(a) Ship has lower density than that of a slab of steel. (b) Ship has lower mass than that of a slab of steel.
(c) Ship has greater volume than that of a slab of steel. (d) Ship has thinner surface than that of a slab of
steel.

(vi) An object of mass 2 kg is immersed in a tank containing 98 L of water. The buoyant force acting on the object is
19.60 N. How many litres of water gets displaced by the object?
(a) 3.92 L (b) 2.00 L (c) 1.96 L (d) 1.00 L
(vii) The image shows the forces acting on the cork floating on water.
What change causes the sinking of cork?
(a) increase in the product of density and volume of cork
(b) increase in the product of volume of water and density of cork
(c) decrease in the product of mass of cork and acceleration due to gravity
(d) decrease in the product of density of water and acceleration due to gravity

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