Dehradun Public School ASSIGNMENT (2019 - 2020) Subject: Science (086) Class - Ix
Dehradun Public School ASSIGNMENT (2019 - 2020) Subject: Science (086) Class - Ix
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Q4. Shatabdi Express starting from rest attains a velocity of 108Km/h in 2min. Assuming the acceleration to
be uniform, find the value of (i) acceleration (ii) the distance travel by the train for attaining this
velocity.
Q5. Which of the two decides the direction of motion of an object: its velocity or the acceleration acting on it?
Explain by giving an example.
Q6. On a 120km track a train travels the first 30km at a uniform speed of 30km/h. calculate the speed with
which the train should move the rest of the track so as to get the average speed of 60km/h for the entire
track.
Chapter-9 Force and Laws of Motion
Q1. A hammer of mass 500g, moving at 50m/s, strikes a nail. The nail stops the hammer in a very short time
of 0.01s. What is the force of the nail on the hammer?
Q2. Why the foot of a man is is injured when he hits a stone?
Q3. Fastening of seat belts is advised for the safety of persons sitting in a moving car. Give reason.
Q4. State Newton’s all three laws of motion. Give one example of each.
Q5. A bullet of mass 25g moving with a speed of 200m/s is stopped within 5cm of the target. What is the
averages resistance force offered by the target?
Q6. How can the law of conservation of momentum give an expression for the recoil velocity of a gun?
Chapter-10 Gravitation
Q1. Give reason:
(a) Cutting and piercing tools are made sharp.
(b) An egg sinks in fresh water but floats in highly salty water.
Q2. An object is thrown vertically upwards and rises to a height of 10m. Calculate the velocity with which
the object was thrown upwards, and the time taken by the object to reach the highest point.
Q3. Define relative density. Write its unit. Density of silver is 10.8 x 103 Kg/m3. Calculate the relative density
of silver if the density of water is 1000kg/m3.
Q4. What is Archimedes’ principle? Explain the reason that cork floats in the water whereas iron nail sinks.
Q5. Two objects of masses m1 and m2, when separated by a distance d, experts a force F on each other. What
happens when?
(a) mass of first object is doubled.
(b) masses of both objects are doubled.
(c) masses are brought closer so that distance between them becomes d/2.
(d) The space between the two objects has no air and it is complete vacuum.
Chapter-11 Work and Energy
Q1. Give two illustrations for the principle of transformation of energy.
Q2. An electric pump is used to pump water from a pump to the overhead tank situated 20m above. It
transfers 2000kg of water to overhead tank in 15 min. Calculate the power of pump.
Q3. A car weighing 1200kg is uniformly accelerated from rest and covers a distance of 40m in 5s. Calculate
the work done by the engine of car during this time. What is the final kinetic energy of car?
Q4. Define power. Derive its SI unit. An electric bulb is rated 10W. What does it mean? What is the energy
consumed in joules if it is used for 5 min?
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Q5. Define commercial unit of energy. Derive relationship between this unit of energy and SI unit of energy.
An electrical device of 500W is used daily in a household for 10 h. Calculate the energy consumed in the
month of April.
Q6. (a)Derive an expression to calculate the Kinetic energy of a body.
(b)An object of mass 10kg is raised to a height of 10m above the ground. What is its potential energy?
(c)If the object is allowed to fall, find its kinetic energy when it is half way down.
Chapter-12 Sound
Q1. Flash and thunder are produced simultaneously. But thunder is heard a few seconds after the flash is
seen, why?
Q2. Why are ceilings of concert halls and conference halls made curved? Explain by giving a diagram.
Q3. Distinguish between echo and reverberation of sound.
Q4. Draw labeled diagram of auditory parts of human ear and explain how the human ear works.
Q5. (a) Give three medical uses of ultrasound.
(b)A ship which is stationary is at a distance of 2800m from the sea bed. This ship sends an ultrasound
signal to the seabed and its echo is heard after 4s. Find the speed of sound in water.
Chapter-13 Why do we fall ill?
Q1. Why is AIDS considered to be a syndrome not a disease?
Q2. Explain why antibiotics does not work against virus, but work against bacteria?
Q3. Define: Immunization and Vaccination.
Q4. What are the different means of spread of infectious diseases?
Q5. ”Prevention is better than cure”. Explain.
Q6. Differentiate between healthy and disease free person.
Chapter -14 Natural Resources
Q1. How does atmosphere act as a blanket?
Q2. What do you mean “Global Warming”? State the causes and effects of it.
Q3. What is Ozone shield? What would be the effect of Ozone depletion?
Q4. Define Soil Erosion. Give its causes briefly.
Q5. Why step farming is common in hills?
Q6. Draw the Carbon and Nitrogen Cycle.
Chapter-15 Improvement in Food Resources
Q1. Explain the different patterns and advantages of crop farming.
Q2. What factors will be responsible for losses of grains during storage?
Q3. Discuss two ways of incorporating desirable characteristics into crop variety.
Q4. What is the difference between broilers and layers?
Q5. Compare the uses of manures and fertilizers in maintaining soil fertility.
Q6. What are the advantages of composite fish culture?
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