AUGUST ASSESSMENT (2024)

SCIENCE PAPER 1
PHYSICS
STD IX
Max. Marks: 80 Reading time: 10 minutes
Date: / /2025 Writing time: 1 hour
Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
This paper consists of six printed sides.

Attempt all questions from Section I and any four questions from Section II.
SECTION I - 40 Marks
(Attempt all questions from this Section)
Question 1:
Choose the correct answers to the question from the given options. (Do not copy the
question, write the correct answer only.)
i) The inertia of an object tends to cause the object
a) to increase its speed
b) to decrease its speed
c) to resist any change in its state of motion
d) to decelerate due to friction
ii) A water tanker filled upto 2/3rd of its height is moving with a uniform speed. On
sudden application of the brake, the water in the tank would be
a) move backward b) move forward c) be unaffected d) rise upwards
iii) 1 dyne is equal to
a) 105 N b) 107 N c) 10−5 N d) 10−7 N
iv) A body is dropped from the top of a tower acquires a velocity 20 m/s on reaching the
ground (take g is 10 m/s2). The height of the tower will be:
a) 10m b) 20m c) 100m d) 200m
v) According to the third law of motion, action and reaction
a) always act on the same body
b) always act on different bodies in opposite directions
c) have same magnitude and direction
d) act on either body at normal to each other

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vi) Water sprinkler used for grass lawn begins to rotate as soon as the water is supplied.
Identify the principle on which it works.
a) Newton's first law of motion
b) Newton's second law of motion
c) Newton's third law of motion
d) Newton's universal law of gravitation
vii) A body is moving along a circular path of radius r. The displacement of the body when it
completes half a revolution is
a) 0 b) 2r c) πr d) πr
viii) For a uniformly retarded motion, the velocity–time graph is:
a) a curve.
b) a straight line parallel to time axis.
c) a straight line perpendicular to time axis.
d) a straight line inclined to time axis
ix) At the maximum height, a body thrown vertically upwards has:
a) velocity not zero but acceleration zero.
b) acceleration not zero but velocity zero.
c) both acceleration and velocity not zero.
d) both acceleration and velocity zero.
x) The linear momentum of a ball of mass 50 g is 0.5kgm/s. Its velocity will be:
a) 0.1m/s b) 10 m/s c) 25m/s d) 2.5 m/s
xi) A boy is moving with a uniform motion with a speed of 10 m/s on a merry-go-round
ride. Which of the following is true of the given scenario?
a) The boy is at rest
b) The boy is moving with no acceleration
c) The boy is moving with accelerated motion
d) The boy is moving with uniform velocity
xii) How long would a force of 30 Newton act on a body of mass 10 kg so that the body
gains a velocity of 24 m/s.
a) 30 s b) 24 s c) 10 s. d) 8 s.
xiii) Assertion: An object may have acceleration even if it is moving with uniform speed.
Reason: An object may be moving with uniform speed but it may be changing its
direction of motion.
a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
xiv) What is the SI unit of momentum?
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 a) kg-m s b) m s/kg c) kg-m s-1 d) kg/m s
xv) A car accelerates from traffic lights. The graph shows how the car's speed changes with
time.

How far does the car travel before it reaches a steady speed?
a) 100m b) 150 m c) 200m d) 125m

Question 2:
i) a) When is the magnitude of displacement equal to the distance?
When the body is moving in a straight line and in the same direction.
b) Can displacement of the moving object be zero? Justify.
Yes, it can be zero when the body comes back to its original position.
ii) A body starts from rest and acquires a velocity 10 m s -1 in 2 s. Find its acceleration and
distance travelled.
Acceleration = V-U/t= 10-0/2=5m/s2
S=ut+1/2 at2
S= 0+ ½ x5x2x2= 10m
iii) State the three characteristics of a unit.
a) The unit should be reproducible.
b) It should be possible to define the unit without ambiguity.
c) The value of the unit should not change with space and time.
iv) When a train suddenly moves forward, the passenger standing in the compartment
tends to fall backwards. Explain.
It is because the lower part of the passenger's body is in close contact with train.
When the train starts moving, the lower part started to move at once, but the upper
part try to maintain its state of rest due to inertia. So the passenger inside the
compartment fall backward.
v) Define the S.I. and C.G.S units of force. How are they related?
The SI unit of force is newton.
The CGS unit of force is dyne.
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 then,
1 newton=1kg×1m/s2=1000g×100cm/s2=105g×cm/s2=105dyne
Therefore, the relation between SI and CGS unit of force is 1newton=105dyne.

Question 3:
i) Name the factor on which inertia of a body depends and state how it depends on the
factor stated by you.
Inertia depends on mass of an object. More is the mass, more is the inertia.
ii) The weight of a body is 2.0 N. What is the mass of the body? (g = 10 m s-2)
Weight = mass x gravity
Mass = 2/10= 0.2 kg
iii) A cricketer pulls his hands back while catching a fast-moving cricket ball. Justify.
It reduces the impact of catching the fast moving ball.While catching a fast moving
cricket ball, a fielder in the ground gradually pulls back his hand back with the moving
ball. In doing so, he experiences a smaller force for a longer interval of time to catch
the ball, resulting in a lesser impulse on his hands and hence it will not hurt the
hands of the fielder.
iv) Prove that the rate of change of momentum is a product of mass and acceleration.
Let an object of mass 'm' is moving along a straight line with initial velocity 'u'. A
constant force 'F' is applied in time 't' to accelerate it and its final velocity becomes
'v'.
Initial momentum, 𝑝1=𝑚𝑢
Final momentum, 𝑝2=𝑚𝑣
Change in momentum ∝𝑝2−𝑝1
∝𝑚𝑣−𝑚𝑢
∝𝑚(𝑣−𝑢)
The rate of change of momentum =𝑚(𝑣−𝑢)𝑡
Rate of change of momentum = force applied
𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒=𝑚(𝑣−𝑢)𝑡
𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒=𝑘𝑚(𝑣−𝑢)𝑡 where k = proportionally constant
Force = ma where a = acceleration = (v-u)/t

v) Draw a velocity-time graph which represents zero acceleration.

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 SECTION II - 40 Marks
(Attempt any four questions from this Section)

Question 4:
i) A body of mass 500 g, initially at rest, is acted upon by a force which causes it to move
a distance of 4 m in 2 s. Calculate the force applied.
Given,
Mass of body m=500 g=0.5 kg
Distance, S=4 m
Initial velocity, u=0 ms−1
Time taken, t=2 s.
Let force applied be F, acceleration be a and final velocity be v.
Applying, the second equation of motion, S=ut+12at2 and substituting the values
we get,
4=0×2+12a×22
⇒ a=2 ms−2.
From Newton's second law of motion ,
F=m×a=0.5×2=1 N.
Therefore, the force applied is 1 N.
ii) Derive the 3rd equation of motion graphically.
Consider the velocity-time graph of a body moving with uniform acceleration 'a'.

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 Distance travelled in time t, s=(OA+BC)×OC2
=(u+v)×t2
From the first equation of motion, t=(v−u)a
Substituting we get, s=(v+u)×(v−u)/2a⇒2as=v2−u2

iii) What happens to the gravitational force in the following cases:

a) the separation between the two bodies is doubled.
According to Newton's law of gravitation, force of gravitation is inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between the bodies.so the distance is
doubled the force of gravitation will reduce by 1/4.
b) the mass of each body is doubled and the separation between the two bodies is
also doubled.
According to Newton's law of gravitation, force of gravitation is directly
proportional to the product of the masses and inversely proportional to the
square of the distance between the bodies, thus when the masses are doubled
and the distance is also doubled, it remains the same.

Question 5:

i) Distinguish between mass and weight (3 points)

Mass is a property of matter. The Weight depends on the effect of gravity. Weight
mass of an object is the same increases or decreases with higher or lower
everywhere. gravity.
Mass can never be zero. Weight can be zero if no gravity acts upon an
object, as in space.
Mass does not change according to Weight varies according to location.
location.
Mass is a scalar quantity. It has Weight is a vector quantity. It has magnitude and
magnitude. is directed toward the center of the Earth or
other gravity well.
Mass may be measured using an Weight is measured using a spring balance.
ordinary balance.
Mass is usually measured in grams Weight is often measured in newtons, a unit of
and kilograms. force.

ii) a) When you step ashore from a stationary boat, it tends to leave the shore. Explain.

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 When we step ashore from a rowing boat, it tends to leave the ashore because a
force is exerted by us to step ashore and there is equal and opposite reaction on the
boat. Thus, it tends to leave the shore.
b) Fill in the blanks:
1. 1 Astronomical unit = _1.496 x 1011 m___________
2. 10 Angstrom = ____109____m
iii) A ball is thrown vertically upwards from the top of a tower with an initial velocity of
19.6 m s-1. The ball reaches the ground after 5 s. Calculate:
a) the height of the tower,
b) the velocity of ball on reaching the ground. Take g = 9.8 m s-2
Final velocity in upward journey, v = 0
Initial velocity, u = 19.6 m/s
total time in complete journey, t = 5 sec
g=9.8m/s2
(A) Using the first equation of motion, v = u + at
t= u/g
= 19.6/9.8
=2 sec to go up
Therefore time to come down = 3 sec
Height reached by the ball above the tower = h=u2/2g
h=(19.6)2/2∗9.8
h=19.6m
Total height from the ground =H=(1/2)gt2=(1/2)(9.8)∗(3)2=44.1m
Thus, the height of the building =44.1-19.6 = 24.5 m.
(B) Using the first equation of motion, v = u + at
v = gt
v = 9.8*3
v = 29.4 m/s

Question 6:
i) Two bodies A and B of same mass are moving with velocities v and 2v respectively.
Compare:
a) their inertia
b) their momentum.
Since mass is a measure of inertia, both the bodies will have the same inertia.
Momentum, P=m x v
In the given case P1=m x v=mv
and P2=m x 2v=2mv

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 The ratio P1:P2=1:2
ii) a) What is acceleration?
It is the rate of change of velocity is called the acceleration.
b) Is the value of g on the equator same as that on the poles. Justify.
No, It is more on equator than on poles than on the equator.
iii) The figure shows the velocity-time graph of a particle moving in a straight line.

Calculate:
a) acceleration from 0 to 4 s and retardation from 4 s to 6 s.
Acceleration is the slope of the graph= 2-0/4-0 = ½= 0.5m/s2
Retardation= 0-2/6-4= -1m/s2
b) distance travelled in 4 seconds.
Distance = area under the graph= ½ x 4x 2 = 4 m

Question 7:
i) a) A bullet initially moving with a velocity 20 m s-1 strikes a target and comes to rest
after penetrating a distance 10 cm in the target. Calculate the retardation caused by
the target.
Step 1, Given data
Initial velocity u = 20 m/s
Final velocity v = 0
Distance travelled S = 10 cm = 0.1 m
Step 2, Finding the acceleration
Let acceleration be ‘a’.
Using the third equation of motion,
v2=u2+2as
Now putting all the values
02=202+2×a×0.1
After solving
a=−2000 m/s2
Hence retardation caused by the target is 2000 m/s2
b) Give two examples of fundamental quantities.

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 Length and mass are the fundamental quantities
ii) Explain the Newton’s law of gravitation. Also, state its mathematical expression.
Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation states that every particle attracts every other
particle in the universe with force directly proportional to the product of the masses
and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

iii) a) A body is dropped from the top of a tower. It acquires a velocity 20 m s-1 on
reaching the ground. Calculate the height of the tower. (Take g = 10 m s-2).
Given,
u = 0 m/s
v = 20 m/s
g = 10 m/s2
From 3rd equation of motion,
2gh=v2−u2
h=v2−u2/2g
h=20×20−0×0/2×10
h=20m
The height of the tower is 20 m.
b) State two points of differences between ‘g’ and ‘G’.
Acceleration due to gravity (𝑔)
1. The acceleration produced in a body freely falling under the gravitational pull of
the Earth is known as gravitational due to gravity.
2. The value of 'g' is different at different places on the Earth.
3. The value of 'g' on the surface of Earth is 9.8𝑚/𝑠2.
Universal Gravitational Constant (𝐺)
1. The gravitational force between two bodies of unit masses separated by a unit
distance is known as Universal Gravitational Constant.
2. The value of 'G' is same at all the places on the Earth.
3. The value of 'G' = 6.67∗10−11𝑁𝑚2/𝑘𝑔2 throughout the universe.

Question 8:
i) What can you say about the nature of motion of a body if its displacement-time graph
is:
a) a straight line parallel to time axis?
The body is at rest
b) a straight line inclined to the time axis with an acute angle?
The body is moving towards the origin with uniform motion.
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 c) a curve?
The body is moving with varying speed in a fixed direction.
ii) a) Why does an athlete prefer to land on sand instead of hard floor while taking a
high jump.
The hard surface of the land increases the amount of pressure levied. This in result
can harm the athlete's leg and can lead to fracture. Sand works as a shock absorber
which reduces the pressure on his leg. Thus, to counter this pressure, an athlete
prefer to land on sand.
b) A body of mass 5 kg is moving with velocity 2 m s-1. Calculate it's linear
momentum.
Momentum = mass x velocity
momentum = 5x2 = 10 kg m/s
iii) A train travels with a speed of 20 km h-1 from station A to station B and then comes
back with a speed 30 km h-1 from station B to station A. Find:
a) the average speed, and
b) the average velocity of train.
Let distance between X+Y be a
(t1) Time taken from X to Y =a/20
(t2) time taken from Y to X =a/30
Hence, total time=t1+t=a/20+a/30=a/12
In going from X to Y and returning, distance =2a
Hence, average speed=2a/a/12=24km/hr

Question 9:
i) a) What is a derived quantity?
Derived quantities are the quantities that can be derived from fundamental
quantities. Example: Volume, density
b) Is speed a derived quantity? Justify.
Speed is a derived quantity. It can be derived from fundamental quantities, length
and time.
ii) a) The force of attraction between two bodies at a certain separation is 200 N. What
will be the force of attraction between them if the separation is increased by 4
times?
F1=G x m1×m2/r12=200 N
where, F= Gravitational force
m1,m2= Masses of two bodies
r= Distance
G=Gravitaional constant =6.673×10−11Nm2kg−2
F2= Gx m1xm2/(4r1)2
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 Thus force will reduce 16 times.
F= 200/16= 12.5N

b) Match the terms with their units:

Quantity Symbol
1. Power A) Nm-2
2. Momentum B) Nm2kg-2
3. Pressure C) Kgm2s-3
4. Gravitational constant D) Kgms-1

1:C; 2:D; 3: A; 4: B

iii) A car travels with a uniform velocity of 25 m s-1 for 5 s. The brakes are then applied
and the car is uniformly retarded and comes to rest in further 10 s. Find:
a) the distance which the car travels before the brakes are applied.
b) the retardation
c) Distance travelled by the car after applying the brakes
u=25m/sec
Distance it travels in 5sec
a) Distance travelled before the brakes are applied i.e. in 5sec
D = u*t = 25*5 = 125m
b) After 5 sec brakes are applied
It then comes to rest in 10sec
u = 25 m/s
v = 0 m/s (as it comes to rest)
t = 10 s
a = change in velocity/time = (v−u)t=(0−25)10 = -2.5 m/s2
c) Distance travelled by the car after applying the brakes, s=?
using eq. of motion: s=ut+12at2
s=25×10+12(−2.5)(10)2=250−125=125m
The distance it travels after the brakes are applied is 125 m

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