L. R. & S. M.
VISSANJI ACADEMY
Secondary Section 2024-25
First Summative Assessment VISSANJf:
ACADEMY
Subject: Physics
Marks: 80
Std: 9
Time: 2 hours
Date: 28/08/2024
INSTRUCTIONS:
answer sheet provided
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The time given at the head of this paper is the time
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questions are given
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Question 1
[15]
given options
Choose the correct answer to the question from the 1.0
m
only)
(Do not copy the questions write correct option
B
i. In 1second, a particle goes from point A to point
magnitude
moving in a semicircle of radius 1 m. The
of average velocity is
a) 3.14 m/s b) 2.0 m/s
d) 2.5 m/s B A
c) 1.0m/s
ii. Four cars A, B, C andD are moving on a leveled
road. Their distance versus time graphs are shown Distance
statement
in the given figure. Choose the correct -B
a) Car Ais faster than car D
b) Car B is the slowest
Time (s)
c) Car D is faster than car C
d) Car Cis the slowest
iii. Nose blee ding may occur at high altitude because:
a) The value of g decreases
b) Oxygen content of atmosphere decreases
c) The atmospheric pressure decreases
d) There are strong air currents in upper atmosphere
iv.
ACcording to Newton's third lawof motion, action and reaction
a) acts on the same
body
b) always act on different bodies in
c) have the same
opposite direction
magnitude direction
d) act on either body at
and
normal to each other
V
The ratio of time period of two simple
16 m at a place is: pendulums of length 1 m
a) 4:1
c) 1:4 b) 1:16
d) 16:1
vi.
Assertion (A) :The
line parallel to timeacceleration-
axis
time graph of a body is a straight
Reason (R) : This depicts the motion of freely
gravity falling body under
a) Both A andR are true
b) Both A and R are true andR is the correct explanation of A
but R is not the
c) A is false but R is true explanation of A
d) A is true but R is false
vii. The amount of heat energy
a) mass of the body contained in a body depends on :
b) the temperature of the body
c) the nature of the mnaterial
d) all of the above
viii. The pressure at a certain depth in river water is P1 and at the same
depth in sea water is P2. Then:
a) Pi > P2 b) P1 P2
c) P1< P2 d) PË - P2 = atmospheric pressure
The value of g on a planet is independent of
a) mass of the planet b) composition of the planet
c) radius of a planet d) mass of an object
K. The energy obtained from Sun is called:
a) solar b) renewable
c) both (a) and (b) d) non - renewable
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xi. Assertion (A): We fall forward when a moving vehicle stops
immediately.
Reason (R): A body tends to retain its state of motion until an
external balanced force acts on it.
a) Both Aand Rare true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both Aand R are true but R is not the explanation of A
c) Ais false but R is true
d) A is true but R is false
xii. 1 torr=
a) 1m of Hg b) 1mm of Hg
c) 0.76 cm of Hg d) 1cm of Hg
xiii. Assertion (A): Wall of adam is made thicker at the bottom
Reason (R) : Pressure exerted by a liquid decreases with its depth
a) Both A andR are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both Aand Rare true but Ris not the explanation of A
c) Ais false butR is true
d) A is true but R is false
xiv. t° C in kelvin scale can be written as :
a) 273 K b) (273 + t) K
c) tK d) (300 + t) K
s')
(m
Velocity
XV. The velo city-time graph shows the motion of a 25
cyclist the distance covered by the cyclist in 15 20
seconds is : 15
a) 200 m b) 300 m 10 +
c) 350 m d) 250 m 6
5 10 15 20 25
Time (s)
Question 2 [15]
i. In a hydraulic machine, a force of 2N is applied on the piston of area of
cross-section 10 cm2. What force is obt¡ined on its piston of area of
cross-section 100 cm2? [2]
3
.
ii
Abrass ball is hanging from a stiff cottonthread. Draw a neat labelled
diagram showing the forces acting on the brass ball and the cotton
thread. [2)
ii. A cheetah can accelerate from rest at the rate of 4m/s2. What will be the
velocity attained by it in 10s? (2]
iv. State any two criteria for writing a unit. [2]
V.
Distinguish between speed and velocity (any 2 points) (2]
Vi. a) Define heat
b) What determines the direction of flow of heat between two objects
in contact?
[2]
Vi. Ten one-rupee coins are put on top of one another on a
table. Each coin
has a mass m kg. find the magnitude and direction of
(a) the force on the 7th coin (counted from the
above it.
bottom) due to all coins
(b) the force on the 7th coin by the eighth coin [1]
(c) the reaction of the sixth coin on the [1]
seventh coin [1]
Question 3
[10]
i a) What behavior of water is shown in the 0003
graph? [1] 1.0002
b) At what temperature the volume of water 1.0001
is minimum? [1] 1.0000-
0.99994
Tenperature inC
ii. The average mnass of an atom of uranium is 3.9 x 1025 kg. Find the
number of atoms in 1 g of the uranium [2]
iii. Explain why a gas bubble released at the bottom ofa lake grows in size
as it rises to the surface of the lake. [2)
1V. Fish survive in water when the atmospheric temperature is below 4° C.
Give reason (2]
gravity remain same at all the places on
V The value of acceleration due to
statement true? Give reason for your
the surlace of carth. Is this [2)
answer
SECTION B
from this section)
(Attempt any four question
[10]
Question 4
motion relative? Explain with examples (2]
and
i. How are the states of rest
rate
between the force applied on a body and the
relation
a) What is themomentum?
(1]
of change of quantity?
[1]
scalar or a vector uniform
b) Ismomentum a object moving with
a displacement time graph for an (1)
c)Draw
velocity.
between two
to the mnagnitude of the force of gravitation them is
iii. What happens objects as well as distance
between
objects if mass of both (2)
doubled?
60
time graph for a moving
-km/h)
1V Given alongside is the velocity - (in
40
body: Velocity
30
Find: 20A
C [1]
a) Velocity of body at point
10
body between A and B. (2] 4 5 6 7 8 9 1O
b) Acceleration acting on the Time (in hs)
[10]
Question 5
densityp, when the height of liquid
i. A glass container contains a liquid of atmospheric
is h' and acceleration due to gravity is 'g'. If Po isthe
pressure, calculate
of liquid
a) the pressure on the surface
of the container
b) total pressure on the base
[1)
ii. a) What is nuclear energy?
b) State one advantage of using nuclear energy?
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iii.
Apebble is dropped frecly under gravity from the top of the tower of
height 80 m. calculate the velocity with which it strikes the ground
(Take g= 10 m/ s?) [2)
iv,
Calculate the pressure exerted by water at the bottom of a beaker. The
depth of water is 45 cm.
(Take g = 10 m/s² and density of
water = 103 kg/m) [2]
V
Complete the following:
a) 1year = [2]
b) 1a.m.u=
kg
Question 6
i
[10]
The graph given
alongside shows how the
speed of a car moving 40+
in a
change with time observe the straight-line 354
carefully and answer the followinggraph 304
questions: (u/uy
pad u) 254
a) What is the (4) 20+
initial speed of the car?
b) What is the 154
by the car?
maximnum speed attained 10
c) Which part of the
graph shows zero
acceleration? 9 10
d) Which part of the graph
shows varying Time (in hours)
retardation?
ii. A force Fi produces an
acceleration of 5 m/s2 and a force F2 produces an
acceleration of 15 m/s2 when applied on the same body. Calculate the
ratio F1: F2
[2]
iii. A tall vertical cylinder filled with water is
kept on a
Two small holes A and B are made on the wall of thehorizontal table top.
middle and B just below the free surface of water. State cylinder, A near the
and explain your
observation.
(2]
iv, A ball is initially moving with a velocity of 0.5
m/s. its velocity decreases
at a rate of 0.05 m/s2 calculate the time in which the ball
stop? [2)
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Question 7 [10]
it is taken to
i. how is height of the mercury inabarometer affected when [21
a) mine and b) hill
density of water is
i. The atmospheric pressure is 105 N/m² and the pressure is double the
which
10* kg/ m, calculate the depth of water at [2]
atmospheric pressure ( Take g = 10 m/s?)
produces a force of 14000 N while
ii. What is the mass of a truck if it [2)
accelerating at a rate of 800 cm/s2 ?
iv. line and its displacement at various
A body is moving in a straight following table:
instants of timne is given in the 4 5 7 6
Time (s) 1 2
18 22 24
12 12 12
Displacement 2
(m)
and calculate the total distance
Plot the displacement-time graph [4]
travelled in 1to 5 s.
[10]
Question 8 Thermometer A
Erczing
nrixlure
i. a) Identify the apparatus
b)Which thermometer register falls in temperature |Frcezing
miture
first and why? fTrough
d) What conclusion can be drawn
fron above Thermometer B
experiment (3]
ii. The speed-time graph of a car is given alongside. The
car weighs 20)
1000kg. B
first -
a) What is the distance travelled by car in the (s,u)
p0S
two seconds? [2]
b) What is the braking force applied at the end of5
seconds to bring the car to a stop within one
second? [2)
Time (s)
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ii. A football and a tennis ball fall freely on a marble floor from a height of 5 m.
a) Willthe football and the tennis ball hit the
floor with the same momentum? Explain your
answer.
b) Both balls bounced back after hitting the
floor. What caused the balls to bounce back? hz6m
c) Will the balls rcach a height of 5 m or less
than 5 m after bouncing back? Explain your
answer
(3]
Question 9 [10]
i. A bullet of mass 30 g is fired from a gun at a velocity of 80 m/s. it
strikes
a brick and comes to rest after penetrating a distance of 4 cm in it.
Calculate:
a) initial momentum of the bullet
2]
b) retardation caused by the brick
i. From the data given in the table, draw a displacement time graph
[4)
Time (t) 2 4 6 10
(in s)
Distance 10 20 30 40 50
moved
(S)
(in m)
a) What does the graph represent?
b) From the graph find the displacement at 5 s.
iii. Calculate the length of seconds pendulum on the surface of the moon
when acceleration due to gravity on moon is 1.63m/s2 (Take r2 = 10) [2]
