AMENITY PUBLIC SCHOOL

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CLASS- IX SCIENCE (086)

 PHYSICS
SECTION -A
All questions are compulsory
1. Two objects of different masses falling freely near the surface of moon would
(a) have same velocities at any instant (b) have different accelerations
(c) experience forces of same magnitude, (d) undergo a change in their inertia
2. The value of quantity G in the law of gravitation
(a) depends on mass of earth only
(b) depends on radius of earth only
(c) depends on both mass and radius of earth
(d) is independent of mass and radius of the earth
3. An object weighs 10 N in air. When immersed fully in water, it weighs only 8 N. The weight of the liquid
displaced by the object will be
(a) 2 N (b) 8 N (c) 10 N (d) 12 N
4. A girl stands on a box having 60 cm length, 40 cm breadth and 20 cm width in three ways. In which of the
following cases, pressure exerted by the brick will be
(a) maximum when length and breadth form the base
(b) maximum when breadth and width form the base
(c) maximum when width and length form the base
(d) the same in all the above three cases
5. An apple falls from a tree because of gravitational attraction between the earth and apple. If F1 is the
magnitude of force exerted by the earth on the apple and F2 is the magnitude of force exerted by apple on earth,
then
(a) F1 is very much greater than F2 (b) F2 is very much greater than F1
(c) F1 is only a little greater than F2 (d) F1 and F2 are equal
6. The work done on an object does not depend upon the
(a) displacement (b) force applied
(c) angle between force and displacement (d) initial velocity of the object
7. If the weight of the object is more than the weight of the water displaced, the object _____
a. Remains constant
b. Floats
c. Sinks
d. None of the above options
8. Thrust force is given by the formula _____

a. ⍴×V×g
b. ⍴+V+g
c. ⍴ × V/g
d. ⍴+V×g
9. State true or false: Buoyant force acts in a direction opposite to the gravitational force.

a. TRUE
b. FALSE
10. In case of negative work the angle between the force and displacement is
(a) 00 (b) 450 (c) 900 (d ) 1800
SECTION-B
1. Suppose gravity of earth suddenly becomes zero, then in which direction will the moon begin to move if no
other celestial body affects it?
2. A rocket is moving up with a velocity v. If the velocity of this rocket is suddenly tripled, what will be the
ratio of two kinetic energies?
3. A light and a heavy object have the same momentum. Find out the ratio of their kinetic energies. Which one
has a larger kinetic energy?
4. A train starting from a railway station and moving with uniform acceleration attains a speed 40 km h–1 in 10
minutes. Find its acceleration.
5. A bullet of 10 g strikes a sand bag at a speed of 103 ms-1 and gets embedded after travelling 5 cm. Calculate
(i) the resistive force exerted by the sand on the bullet.
(ii) the time taken by the bullet to come to rest.
6.A body of mass 300 g kept at rest breaks into two parts due to internal forces. One part of mass 200 g is
found to move at a speed of 12 m/s towards the east. What will be the velocity of the other part?
7.i. State Archimedes Principle ii. What is a hydrometer? iii. Define relative density.
8. A cylinder of height 30 cm and radius 7 cm is immersed completely in a fluid of density 1.3 x 103 kg/m3.
What is the buoyant force acting on it? (Take g = 10 m/s2)
9. Calculate the kinetic energy of a car of mass 500kg moving with a velocity of 36km/h. Find the kinetic
energy if the velocity of car doubles?
10. A 1.5 m high person is holding a 20 kg trunk on his head and is standing at a roadways bus-terminal. How
much work is done
11. A pair of bullocks exert a force of 140 N on a plough. The field being ploughed is 15 m long. How much
work is done in ploughing the length of the field ?
12. By how much will the speed of a body, of fixed mass, increase if its kinetic energy becomes four times its
initial kinetic energy ?
13. Two bodies of masses 3 kg and 12 kg are placed at a distance 12 m. A third body of mass 0.5 kg is to be
placed at such a point that the force acting on this body is zero. Find the position of that point.
14. Draw a velocity versus time graph of a stone thrown vertically upwards and then coming downwards after
attaining the maximum height.
15. A particle moves in a circle with O as centre and AO = OB = 5 cm, as radius, as shown in the figure. It
starts from A. Calculate:
(a) the distance covered, and
(b) the displacement, when it reaches B.
CHEMISTRY

A. Choose the correct option:

1. What is the smallest particle of an element that retains its properties?
a) Atom
b) Molecule
c) Ion
d) Neutron
2. Which of the following is NOT a compound?
a) Water molecule
b) Oxygen molecule
c) Carbon dioxide molecule
d) Hydrochloric acid molecule
3. All noble gas molecules are:
a) Monoatomic
b) Diatomic
c) Triatomic
d) Both I and II
4. Which of the following statements accurately describe pure substances?
I. Pure substances consist of only one type of particles.
II. Pure substances can be compounds or mixtures.
III. Pure substances maintain a consistent composition throughout.
IV. Pure substances are exemplified by all elements except nickel.
a) I and II
b) I and III
c) III and IV
d) II and III
5. The forces of attraction between particles are minimum in –
(a) sugar
(b) salt
(c) water
(d) oxygen
B. Very Short Answer questions:
1. What are polyatomic ions? Give examples.
2. On the basis of Thomson’s model of an atom, explain how the atom is neutral as a whole.
3. Number of protons and electrons are same in an atom. Then why is it wrong to say that atomic number of an atom is
equal to its number of electrons.

4. Why was oxygen selected earlier for recording the relative atomic mass values?
Give reasons.
5. How much water should be added to 15 grams of salt to obtain 15 percent salt solution?
C. Short Answer questions:
1. What is the difference between 2O, O2 and O3.
2. A compound of nitrogen and oxygen has the formula NO. In this compound, there are 1.143 g of oxygen for each
1.000g of nitrogen. A different compound of nitrogen and oxygen has the formula NO2. How many grams of oxygen
would be combined with each 1.000g of nitrogen in NO2?
3. Non-metal are usually poor conductors of heat and electricity. They are non-lustrous, non-sonorous, non-malleable and
are coloured.
a. Name a lustrous non-metal.
b. The allotropic form of a non-metal is a good conductor of electricity. Name the allotrope.
c. Name a non-metal which is known to form the largest number of compounds.
d. Name a non-metal other than carbon which shows allotropy.
e. Name a non-metal which is required for combustion.
f. Name a non-metal that form common salt with sodium.
4. a) Riddhima was using a liquid for removing nail polish from her nails. To her surprise the moment she poured liquid
on
her nails she felt a cooling sensation on her skin.
i) Name the liquid which Riddhima was using.
ii) Explain why she felt cooling sensation when liquid was poured on her skin.
D. Long Answer Questions:
1. a) Calculate the % of Nitrogen in urea (NH2CONH2).
b) The % of three elements calcium, carbon & oxygen in a sample of calcium
carbonate is given as:--
Ca=40.0%, C=12.0%, O=48.0%
If the law of constant proportion is true, what weights of these elements will be present in 1.5 gram of another sample of
calcium carbonate?
2. Give reasons for the following:
(a) Isotopes of an element are chemically similar.
(b) An atom is electrically neutral
(c) Noble gases show least reactivity
(d) Nucleus of an atom is heavy and positively charged.
(e) Ions are more stable than atoms.
3. a) Describe an activity to show that particles of matter are continuously moving.
b) Kelvin scale is considered as a better scale than a Celsius scale. Why?

BIOLOGY
Q1. Cartilage is an example of which type of tissue?
a) epithelial tissue b) nervous tissue
c) connective tissue d) muscular tissue
Q2. The tissue responsible for providing insulation and storing energy in animals is:
a) areolar tissue b) adipose tissue
c) blood tissue d) muscular tissue
Q3. While doing work and running, you move your organs like hands, legs, etc. Which among the
following is correct?
a) Smooth muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones.
b) Smooth muscles contract and pull the tendons to move the bones.
c) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones.
d) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones.
Q4. Flexibility in plants is due to:
a) Collenchyma b) Parenchyma
c) Sclerenchyma d) Chlorenchyma
Q5. Assertion: Prokaryotic cells are primitive and larger than eukaryotic cells.
Reason: Prokaryotic cells lack cytoplasmic organelles.
(2 Marks Questions)
Q6. What is the function of areolar?
Q7. Name and give function of each cell of xylem.
Q8. Give two functions of cartilage.
Q9. Name the tissues for the following:
a) Stores fat in animal body.
b) Divides and re-divides to grow in plants.
c) Tissue that joins bone to bone.
d) Covers the external surface of animal body
Q10. Give differences between ligament and tendon.
(3 Marks Questions)
Q11. A group of students completed the project of finding the botanical names of all the trees present in the
school campus. They prepared metal plates with names carved on it, to fix it on the plant trunks. Shreya was
concerned that if the metal plate is fixed into tree many cells of the tree may get damaged. But the group
members explained her that the outer layer of trunk does not have living cells and there won’t be any damage to
the tree.
a) What type of cells are present on the outer layer of the bark/tree trunk?
b) How does the cork act as a protective tissue?
c) What is the importance of epidermis in plants?
Q12. List the constituents of phloem. What will happen if the phloem at the base of branch is removed?
Q13. With the help of a labelled diagram differentiate between three types of muscles.
(5 Marks Questions)
Q14. What is active transportation? Write difference between active and passive transportation.
Q15. Draw a flow chart to show different types of animal tissues.
Q16. What are neurons? Where are they found in the body? What function do they perform in the body of an
organism? Draw the diagram of a neuron.