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STD 9 Science Total Marks : 112

Science practice work

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* Choose the correct option from the given options
1. Which of the following could not be a unit of acceleration?
a. km/s2
b. cms-2
c. km/s
d. m/s2
2. A bus increases its speed from 36km/h to 72km/h in 10 seconds. Its acceleration is:
a. 5m/s2
b. 2m/s2
c. 6m/s2
d. 1m/s2
3. 42. A bus moving along a straight line at 20m/s undergoes an acceleration of 4m/s2 . After 2 seconds, its
speed will be:
a. 8m/s
b. 12m/s
c. 16m/s
d. 28m/s
4. Which one of the following is most likely not a case of uniform circular motion?
a. Motion of the earth around the sun.
b. Motion of a toy train on a circular.
c. Motion of a racing car on a circular tracki.
d. Motion of hours' hand on the dial.
5. he numerical ratio of displacement to distance for a moving object is:
a. Always less than 1
b. Equal to 1 or more than 1
c. Always more than 1
d. Equal to 1 or less than 1
6. A boy is sitting on a merry-go-round which is moving with a constant speed of 10 ms-1 . This means that the boy
is:
a. At rest.
b. Moving with no acceleration.
c. In accelerated motion.
d. Moving with uniform velocity.
7. Which of the following could not be a unit of speed?
a. km/h
b. s/m
c. m/s
d. mm s-1
8. A student draws a distance-time graph for a moving scooter and finds that a section of the graph is a
horizontal line parallel to the time axis. Which of the following conclusion is correct about this section of the
graph?
a. The scooter has uniform speed in this section.
b. The distance travelled by scooter is the maximum in this section.
c. The distance travelled by the scooter is the minimum in this section.
d. The distance travelled by the scooter is zero in this section.

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 9. 50. Which of the following can sometimes be 'zero' for a moving body?
i. Average velocity.
ii. Distance travelled.
iii. Average speed.
iv. Displacement.
a. only (i)
b. (i) and (ii)
c. (i) and (iv)
d. only (iv)
10. The slope of a speed-time graph gives:
a. Distance travelled.
b. Velocity.
c. Acceleration.
d. Displacement.
11. When a car runs on a circular track with a uniform speed, its velocity is said to be changing. This is because:
a. The car has a uniform acceleration.
b. The direction of car varies continuously.
c. The car travels unequal distances in equal time intervals.
d. The car travels equal distances in unequal time intervals.
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* Answer the Questions in brief
12. Lysosomes are also celled digestive bags. Why?
13. Name the following: (a) Kitchen of a cell; (b) Power house of cell.
14. Why does viruses form an exception to cell theory?
15. What will happen in a cell if its nucleus is removed? Give reasons in support of your answer.
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* Answer the Questions in detail
16. It is a hot summer day, Priyanshi and Ali are wearing cotton and nylon clothes respectively. Who do you think
would be more comfortable and why?
17. Why does the temperature remain constant during the boiling of water even though heat is supplied
continuously?
18. The substance X normally exists in a physical state which can flow easily but does not fill its vessel completely.
It also turns anhydrous copper sulphate blue. When substance X is cooled excessively, it changes into a
substance Y which has a fixed shape as well as a fixed volume. If, however, the substance X is heated strongly,
it changes into a substance Z which has neither a fixed shape nor a fixed volume.
a. Name the substances (i) X (ii) Y and (iii) Z.
b. What is the process of conversion of X into Y known as?
c. At which temperature X gets converted into Y?
d. What is the process of conversion of X into Z known as?
e. At which temperature X gets converted into Z?
19. Look at the figure and suggest in which of the vessels A, B, C or D, the rate of evaporation will be the
highest? Explain.

20. Describe structure and functions of plasma membrane.

21. What is the difference between plasma membrane and cell wall? Give the functions of each one.
22. What would happen when eukaryotic cells are placed in hypotonic, hypertonic and isotonic solutions?
23. Write a note on endocytosis.
24. Write down the differences between diffusion and osmosis.
25. Describe structure of a chromosome.

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26. A train travelling at 20ms-1 accelerates at 0.5ms-2 for 30s. How far will it travel in this time?
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* Answer the Questions in detail [ 4 marks each ]
27. Why are we able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a saucer rather than from a cup?
28. By which physical process the fragrance of burning an incense stick spreads all around?
29. If the back of your hand is moistened with alcohol, you will find that it rapidly becomes dry. Why is it that while
it is drying, your hand feels cool?
30. Tabulate the differences in the characterisitcs of states of matter.
31. Show by an activity that the gases are highly compressible as compared to liquids.
32. Pressure and temperature determine the state of a substance. Explain this in detail.
33. When extremely small particles X derived from the another of a flower were suspended in a liquid Y and
observed through a microscope, it was found that the particles X were moving throughout the liquid Y in a very
zig zag way. It was also observed that warmer the liquid Y, faster the particles X moved in its surface.
a. What could particles X be?
b. What do you think liquid Y is?
c. What is the zig-zag movement of particles X?
d. What is causing the zig-zag movement of particles X?
e. Name the scientist who discovered this phenomenon.
f. What does this experiment tell us about the nature of liquid Y?
34. A car travels 100km at a speed of 60km/h and returns with a speed of 40km/h. Calculate the average speed
for the whole journey.
35. A car is travelling along the road at 8ms-1 . It accelerates at 1ms-2 for a distance of 18m. How fast is it then
travelling?
36. A train travels the first 15km at a uniform speed of 30 km/h; the next 75km at a uniform speed of 50km/h; and
the last 10km at a uniform speed of 20km/h.
Calculate the average speed for the entire train journey.
37. A boy walks from his classroom to the bookshop along a straight corridor towards North. He covers a distance
of 20m in 25 seconds to reach the bookshop. After buying a book, he travels the same distance in the same
time to reach back in the classroom. Find (a) average speed, and (b) average velocity, of the boy.
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* case study based quetion.
38. There are three states of matter – solid, liquid and gas.
Solids have a definite shape, distinct boundaries and fixed volumes, that is, have negligible compressibility.
Solids have a tendency to maintain their shape when subjected to outside force. Solids may break under force
but it is difficult to change their shape, so they are rigid.
Liquids have no fixed shape but have a fixed volume. They take up the shape of the container in which they are
kept. Liquids flow and change shape, so they are not rigid but can be called fluid.
Gas as has indefinite shape, no fixed volume. Gas gets the shape and volume of container.
Gas has very low density hence are light. Gas can flow easily and hence are called fluid.
i.) Which of the following state of matter takes shape of container in which it is filled?
a.) Solid
b.) Liquid
c.) Gas
d.) Both b and c
ii.) Distance between particles of matter least in
a.) Solid
b.) Liquid
c.) Gas
d.) None of these
iii.) Compressibility is least in case of
a.) Solid
b.) Liquid
c.) Gas
d.) None of these
iv.) Give properties of solids.
v.) Give properties of Gases.

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39. What happens inside the matter during change of state? On increasing the temperature of solids, the kinetic
energy of the particles increases. Due to the increase in kinetic energy, the
Particles start vibrating with greater speed. The energy supplied by heat overcomes the forces of attraction
between the particles. The particles leave their fixed positions and start moving more freely. A stage is reached
when the solid melts and is converted to a liquid. The minimum temperature at which a solid melts to become
a liquid at the atmospheric pressure is called its melting point.
The temperature of the system does not change after the melting point is reached, till all the ice melts. This
happens even though we continue to heat the beaker, that is, we continue to supply heat. This heat gets used
up in changing the state by overcoming the forces of attraction between the particles. The amount of heat
energy that is required to change 1 kg of a solid into liquid at atmospheric pressure at its melting point is
known as the latent heat of fusion. So, particles in water at 0 0 C (273 K) have more energy as compared to
particles in ice at the same temperature.
The temperature at which a liquid starts boiling at the atmospheric pressure is known as its boiling point.
Boiling is a bulk phenomenon. Particles from the bulk of the liquid gain enough energy to change into the
vapour state. A change of state directly from solid to gas without changing into liquid state is called sublimation
and the direct change of gas to solid without changing into liquid is called deposition.
i.) A change of state directly from solid to gas without changing into liquid state is called
a.) Sublimation
b.) Deposition
c.) Boiling point
d.) None of these
ii.) The direct change of gas to solid without changing into liquid is called
a.) Sublimation
b.) Deposition
c.) Boiling point
d.) None of these
iii.) The energy supplied by heat to solid is used to overcome the forces of attraction between the particles.
True or false
a.) True
b.) False
c.) None of these
iv.) Define melting point and boiling point
v.) Define latent heat of fusion
40. Do we always need to heat or change pressure for changing the state of matter? Can you quote some
examples from everyday life where change of state from liquid to vapour takes place without the liquid
reaching the boiling point? In the case of liquids, a small fraction of particles at the surface, having higher
kinetic energy, is able to break away from the forces of attraction of other particles and gets converted into
vapour. This phenomenon of change of a liquid into vapors at any temperature below its boiling point is called
evaporation.
i.) Evaporation of liquid takes place at
a.) Boiling point
b.) Above boiling point
c.) Below boiling point
d.) None of these
ii.) Evaporation takes place at surface of liquid because
a.) They are heavy as compare to other particles
b.) They have sufficient kinetic energy to break the force
c.) They are light weight as compare to other particles
d.) None of these
iii.) During evaporation particles of liquid change into vapour
a.) From the surface
b.) From the bottom
c.) From all over the liquid
d.) None of these
iv.) Define evaporation.
v.) Explain process of evaporation
41. You must have observed that the rate of evaporation increases with–
an increase of surface area:

We know that evaporation is a surface phenomenon. If the surface area is increased, the rate of
evaporation increases. For example, while putting clothes for drying up we spread them out.
 an increase of temperature:
With the increase of temperature, more number of particles get enough kinetic energy to go into the vapour
state.
In an open vessel, the liquid keeps on evaporating. The particles of liquid absorb energy from the surrounding
to regain the energy lost during evaporation. This absorption of energy from the surroundings makes the
surroundings cold. What happens when you pour some acetone (nail polish remover) on your palm? The
particles gain energy from your palm or surroundings and evaporate causing the palm to feel cool. After a hot
sunny day, people sprinkle water on the roof or open ground because the large latent heat of vaporization of
water helps to cool the hot surface.
i.) Evaporation is surface phenomenon. True or false
a.) True
b.) False
c.) None of these
ii.) As temperature increases the rate of evaporation is
a.) increases
b.) decreases
c.) remains constant
d.) None of these
iii.) The rate of evaporation increases with
a.) Increase in wind speed
b.) Decrease in wind speed
c.) Does not have any effect from wind speed
d.) None of these
iv.) What happens when you pour some acetone (nail polish remover) on your palm?
v.) We are able to sip hot tea from saucer than from cup. Why?
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