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Class8 Physics ASM-1 3572

1) The document is a class 8 unit assessment in physics with 20 total marks and 40 minutes allotted. It contains multiple choice and short answer questions about topics like sound, friction, and mirrors. 2) Questions 1-6 are multiple choice worth 1 mark each and cover topics such as units of loudness, parts of the ear, types of friction, contact forces, and the cause of free fall. 3) Questions 7-9 require brief answers worth 3 marks each about calculating pressure, factors affecting underwater friction, and whether sounds of different frequencies can be heard.

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Class8 Physics ASM-1 3572

1) The document is a class 8 unit assessment in physics with 20 total marks and 40 minutes allotted. It contains multiple choice and short answer questions about topics like sound, friction, and mirrors. 2) Questions 1-6 are multiple choice worth 1 mark each and cover topics such as units of loudness, parts of the ear, types of friction, contact forces, and the cause of free fall. 3) Questions 7-9 require brief answers worth 3 marks each about calculating pressure, factors affecting underwater friction, and whether sounds of different frequencies can be heard.

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Class 8 Unit Assessment 2 Physics

Name: .............................................. Date: .......................... Max. Marks: 20 Time: 40 min.

Instructions —
• Read the question paper carefully before you start writing.
• Write your name and the date on the question paper and the answer sheet.
• Write the answers on the answer sheet.
• Write only the question numbers followed by the answers. Do not write the questions.

Choose the correct option. (6×1=6 marks)


1) Which of the following is the unit of loudness?
(i) hertz
(ii) decibel
(iii) second
(iv) metre
2) Which of the following parts of the ear belongs to the inner ear region?
(i) Pinna
(ii) Ear Canal 
(iii) Cochlea
(iv) Incus 
3) Which of the following represents the correct order of the amount of force required to overcome
each type of friction?
(i) Static friction > Rolling friction > Sliding friction
(ii) Static friction > Sliding friction > Rolling friction
(iii) Rolling friction > Static friction > Sliding friction
(iv) Rolling friction > Sliding friction >Static friction 
4) Which of the following surfaces will offer the least sliding friction to a cubical iron block?
(i) A greasy surface
(ii) A muddy surface
(iii) A sandy surface
(iv) An unpolished surface
5) Which of the following is a contact force?
(i) Magnetic force
(ii) Electrostatic force
(iii) Gravitational force 
(iv) Muscular force

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6) Which of the following is responsible for free fall of stone thrown from a cliff?
(i) Tension
(ii) Frictional force 
(iii) Normal force
(iv) Gravitational force 
Answer the following questions briefly. ( 3 × 3 = 9 marks )
7) A cuboid weighing 1000 N is kept on a table. The length of the face in contact with the table is 100
cm. Calculate the breadth of the face of the cuboid if it exerts a pressure of 20,000 Pa on the table.
8) Deepak is playing with a remote-controlled toy submarine submerged in water. What factors affect
the force of friction experienced by this toy submarine underwater while it is moving?
9) Can the sound generated by a pendulum completing nine oscillations in one second be heard by
humans?  What would happen if the number of oscillations is fifty per second? Provide an
explanation to support your answer.
Answer the following question in detail. (1×5=5 marks)
10) List any four characteristics of an image formed by a plane mirror. Can we obtain the image
formed by a plane mirror on a screen? Explain. Write one use of plane mirror.

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