Class IX Marks: 80 Session Ending Examination Sub: Physics Time: 2 Hrs.

PART A (40 marks)

I. Answer the following multiple choice questions: [15]

1. The diagram shows the pattern of oil on the road, dripping at a constant rate from moving car. What

information do you get from it about the motion of car?

Car in motion
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a. car is moving at uniform velocity later came to rest

b. car is decelerating initially and later moving at uniform velocity

c. car is accelerating initially and later moving at uniform velocity

d. car is accelerating

2. A student walks steps in East direction and then reverses back and walks 3 steps. What is the

displacement of student?

a. 4 steps in west direction c. 2 steps in east direction

b. 5 steps in west direction d. 2 steps in west direction

3. When a comb is rubbed on dry hair, it gets charged. If this comb is brought near small bits of

paper, they begin to move towards the comb. This is an example for

a. Contact force c. action at a distant force

b. Non-contact force d. no forces are acting on the comb and paper

4. Why does a glass vessel break when it falls on a hard floor, but it does not break when it falls on a

carpet?

a. because floor applies a greater force than carpet

b. because glass applies a greater force than carpet

c. Because as the glass falls with a greater force on the floor, the contact time increases

between the floor and glass and hence the glass breaks.

d. Because as the glass falls with a greater force on the floor, the contact time decreases

between the floor and glass and hence the glass breaks.
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10 N force

The above picture shows children are playing tug of war game. The result of the game is

a. children on the right side are winners

b. children on the left side are winners

c. no one is winner or loser

d. no one is winner or loser as the net force is zero

6. Pressure at a point inside a liquid does not depend on

a. the depth of the point below the surface of liquid

b. the nature of liquid

c. the acceleration due to gravity at that point

d. the shape of the containing vessel

7. A student wishes to determine the density of an irregularly-shaped stone.

First he finds the mass of the stone. Next he lowers the stone into a measuring cylinder containing

water.

The diagrams show the measuring cylinder before and after the stone is lowered into it.

Stone

Reading 2
Water
Reading 1
Water stone
How should the student calculate the density of stone?

a. mass of stone × reading 2

b. mass of stone × (reading 2 – reading 1)

c. mass of stone ÷ reading 2

d. mass of stone ÷ (reading 2 – reading 1)

8. Which diagram shows correctly the light ray reflected by a plane mirror?

a. b.

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c. d.

9. A ray of light is incident on a concave mirror. If it is parallel to principle axis, the reflected ray will:

a. passes through its center of curvature b. retraces its path

c. passes through its principle focus d. passes through its pole

10. 200 waves pass through a point in one second. Calculate the time period of wave.

a. 0.005 sec b. 0.005 sec c. 0.5 sec d. 0.05 sec

11. The sure test of magnetism is

a. attraction b. repulsion c. induction d. collision

12. Choose the correct option:

a. 1000 units 100 units of

of negative

negative charge
b.

1000 units
100 units
of positive
of positive
charge
charge
c.
1000 units
1000 units
of positive
of negative
charge
charge
 d. All of the above

13. The following is the circuit symbol of a battery:

a. b.

c. d.

14. Which of the following option is correct unit of acceleration due to gravity?

a. N / kg b. m / sec c. Kg / N d. sec / m

15. A body starts from rest and attains a velocity of 2 m/s covering 10 m distance with some

acceleration. Find acceleration?

a. 0.1 m/s b. 0.4 m/s c. 5 m/s d. 1 m/s

2 2 2 2

II. Answer the following questions: [15]

1. A simple pendulum made of copper metal has time period of 2 sec when oscillated. What happens to

its time period if that pendulum is replaced with an iron metal?

2. Write one difference between mass and weight.

3. A ball is freely falling from a height H above the ground. What is the time taken by it to reach the

ground?

4. State Inertia of rest.

5. Applying paste on a tooth brush is based on what principle?

6. Name the device which measures the atmospheric pressure?

7. State Archimedes principle.

8. A body of density 100 kg/ m is kept in a liquid of density 80 kg/ m . Will the body float or sink?
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9. Name the gas which is mainly responsible for global warming?

10. A student stands before a mirror and sees his/her image. Is the image real or virtual?

11. A student sees his/her face in a steel spoon kept in a reversed position. Name the type spherical

mirror in which the spoon acts?

12. Sound waves in air are ________________ (transverse / longitudinal) in nature.

13. Current in a wire is due to flow of ______________ (Protons / Electrons / Neutrons).

14. Define neutral or null point.

15. 0.00025 = 2.5 x ____?____

III. Answer the following questions: [10]

1. A student starts from his/her home at 8:00 AM and reaches a stationary shop at 8:10 AM to buy a pen.

At 8:15 AM he/she reaches school.

Take the distance from home to shop 1000 m and from shop to school 200m.

Draw a graph in your answer sheet indicating above sequence. [3]

2. Using newton 2 law, show Force (F) = Mass (m) x acceleration (a). [2]
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3. Draw a ray diagram for a spherical mirror where the image formed is real, inverted and magnified. [3]

4. If d1, d2 and d3 are densities of liquid 1, liquid 2 and solid respectively. Compare [2]

a. the densities of d1 and d2

b. the densities d2 and d3.

[2]

PART B (40 marks)

(Answer any 4 questions out of 6 from this part)

Question 1:

a. Given are the few electrical components:

Wire

Cell

Switch Bulb

Construct a simple electric circuit using the symbols of above

components. [3]

b. Write any three properties of magnetic lines of force based on the figure

shown. [3]
c. Two magnets are placed end to end as shown in the diagram.

A N B C

Write the polarities at ends A, B and C if both magnets attract each other as shown.

When a magnet is freely suspended using a thread, how does it align? [4]

Question 2:

a. The sound of an explosion on the surface of lake is heard by a boat man 100 m away

and by a diver 100 m below the point of explosion.

Who would hear the sound first: boat man or diver? Give reason. [2]

b. Sound is produced when a body __________ in a __________. [2]

c. Ultrasound is used in surgery to remove cataract and in kidneys to break the small stones into fine

grains.

What is the frequency of ultrasound? And explain why they are used in above application?

Are these sounds audible to humans? [3]

d. WAVE A

WAVE B

Name A and B in above figure.

Define A. [3]

Question 3:

a. An object is placed at a distance of 15 cm in front of a convex mirror of focal length 5 cm. Find

the image position? [3]

b. Complete the ray diagram by drawing [3]

two rays from object and hence locate

the image. (F-Focus, C-centre of curvature)

c. How can you obtain a virtual and erect image using this mirror [1]

d. The diagram shows an object in front of a plane mirror. [3]

i. Complete the diagram by taking two rays from the object to show the

formation of image.

ii. Write three characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror.

Question 4:

a. A boy pushes a wall with a force of 10 N towards East. What force is exerted by the wall on

the boy? [2]

b. It is required to change the velocity of scooter of a mass 80kg from 5m/s to 25m/s in two seconds.

Calculate acceleration and the force required. [2]

c. What does AB, BC of graph indicate?

Velocity Find acceleration in AB and BC?

Find displacement in AB and BC? [6]

Time (second)
Question 5:

a. Why does a body feel lighter when immersed in water? [2]

b. Observe the given figure and answer [3]

i. What is the weight of the object in air?

ii. What is the weight of the object when immersed in

water? Why

iii. Calculate the upthrust on the body.

c. Write the unit of upthrust and buoyant force. [1]

d. Atmospheric pressure at a place is 76 cm of Hg. Write the meaning of this statement. [2]

e. Explain the phenomenon shown in the figure. [2]

Question 6:

a. Explain the phenomenon given in the figure below: [2]

b. Write the physical quantity whose unit is calorie.

Write the relation with its SI unit. [2]

c. Convert 27 C into Kelvin scale. [2]

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d. Name the device which measures temperature and name its thermometric substance. [2]

e. The following diagrams represent the molecules in two different states of matter:

State 1 State 2

What is state 1 and state 2?

State 1 State 2

a. Gas Liquid

b. Gas Solid

c. Liquid Gas

d. Liquid Solid

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