Class IX Subject Physics Section I (40 Marks) Question 1. (a) Distinguish between scalar and vector quantities.

ies. (b) An aeroplane touches down at 225 km/ hr and stops after 2 minutes. Calculate (i) acceleration (ii) length of runway. (c) State four effects which a force can bring about. Give two examples in each case. (d) State two disadvantages of friction. (e) A force of 525 N, produces a moment of force of 420 N-m. Calculate the shortest distance between the point of application of force and the turning point. (f) Explain, why passengers are not allowed to stand in a boat in midstream. (g) The atmospheric pressure at a place is 650 mm of Hg. Calculate this pressure in Pascals (Pa). (h) An inflated balloon is placed inside a big glass jar which is connected to an evacuating pump. What will you observe when the evacuating pump starts working ? Give a reason for your answer. (i) Convert 108 F into Celcius scale. (j) A metal cube of side 5 cm at 20 C is heated, when its each side becomes 5.05 cm at 820 C. Calculate the values of coefficients of linear, superficial and cubical expansion. (k) At what temperature does water have maximum density? (l) Why are double glass window panes used in cold countries? (m) State the factors that determine the size of an image in a pin hole camera. (n) Give two uses of a concave mirror. (o) An electric tuning fork completes one oscillation in 0.000125 s. Calculate the frequency of tuning fork. Will the sound emitted by tuning fork be audible? Give reason. (p) Explain why lightning flash is seen before thunder is heard? (q) What are insulators? Give four examples of insulators. (r) A dry cell can supply a charge of 50 C. If the current drawn from the cell is 750 A, find the time in which the cell completely discharges. (s) Briefly describe the theory of simple voltaic cell. (t) What do you understand by the term magnetic declination?

SECTION II (40 Marks)

Question 2. (a) Draw a diagram to show the motion of body whose speed remains constant, but velocity changes continuously. (b) Prove : v2 u2 = 2aS, where u = initial velocity, v = final velocity, a = acceleration and S = distance covered. How is dyne related to Newton? (c) Why are passengers traveling in a double-decker bus allowed to stand in the lower deck, but not in the upper deck? Question 3. (a) State four advantages of aneroid barometer. (b) State Archimedes Principle. (c) A block of mass 7 kg and volume 0.07 m3 floats in a liquid of density 140 kg/m3. Calculate : (i) Volume of block above the surface of liquid, (ii) Density of block. Question 4. (a) Give six reasons for using mercury as thermometric liquid. (b) State two advantages and two disadvantages of thermal expansion of solids.

(c) What do you understand by the term anomalous expansion of water? How do fishes survive in frozen lakes? Question 5. (a) Why does a metal chair feels much colder than a wooden chair in winter? (b) Why does the land become warmer than water during the day? (c) Why is a vessel containing liquid always heated from below rather than from the sides? Question 6. (a) Why are the shadows produced by fluorescent tubes far lighter than the shadows produced by filament bulb? (b) Draw a diagram to show reflection of a ray of light using plane mirror. In the diagram label the incident ray, the reflected ray, the normal, the angle of incidence and angle of reflection. State the laws of reflection. (c) What is a real image? What type of mirror is used to obtain a real image of an object? Does the mirror named by you above gives real image for all locations of object? Question 7. (a) A continuous disturbance is created on the surface of water in a ripple tank with a small piece of cork floating on it. Describe the motion of the cork. What does the motion of the cork tell about the disturbance? (b) Charging by friction is accompanied by loss or gain of electrons. In the following cases which body loses the electrons and which body gains the electrons when : (i) the glass rod is rubbed with the silk (ii) an ebonite rod is rubbed with fur. (c) How will you differentiate between an insulator and a conductor by using charged electroscope? Question 8. (a) Describe an experiment to prove that electric charge resides on the outer surface of conductor. (b) What do you understand by the term electric potential? (c) What do you understand by the term parallel circuit ? State two characteristics of resistance in the parallel circuit. Draw a diagram showing two bulbs connected in parallel to a dry cell. Question 9. (a) Repulsion is a surest test of magnetic condition of a body than attraction. Explain. (b) Give the various methods for demagnetizing a magnet. (c) Draw a clearly labelled diagram, to show how a steel bar is magnetized by a divided touch method and explain the process.